Abstract Background In previous studies. the gram-positive firmicute genus Paenibacillus was found with significant abundances in nests of wild solitary bees. Paenibacillus larvae is well-known for beekeepers as a severe pathogen causing the fatal honey bee disease American foulbrood. and other members of the genus are either secondary invaders of European foulbrood or considered a th... https://www.roneverhart.com/