Paenibacillus is a genus of bacteria, originally included within Bacillus. It includes P. larvae, which causes American Foulbrood in honeybees. Characteristics of Paenibacillus: -formally considered a morphotype of B. Subtilis -display complex patterns including the T type-tip-splitting, the C type-chiral, and the V type-vortex -forms are stably inherited and exhibit many physiological and genetic traits distinct from Subtilis -including: -β-galactosidase like activity causing colonies to turn blue on X-gal plates multiple drug resistance (MDR): Ampicilin, Tetracycline, spectinomycin and streptomycin Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla/Divisions Actinobacteria Aquificae Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi Chlamydiae/Verrucomicrobia Chloroflexi Chrysiogenetes Cyanobacteria Deferribacteres Deinococcus-Thermus Dictyoglomi Fibrobacteres/Acidobacteria Firmicutes Fusobacteria Gemmatimonadetes Nitrospirae Omnibacteria Planctomycetes Proteobacteria Spirochaetes Thermodesulfobacteria Thermomicrobia Thermotogae Bacteria (singular, bacterium) are a major group of living organisms. ... Classes Bacilli Clostridia Mollicutes The Firmicutes are a group of bacteria, most of which have Gram-positive stains. ... Orders Bacillales Lactobacillales The term bacilli (singular bacillus) is used to refer to any rod-shaped bacteria. ... Families Alicyclobacillaceae Bacillaceae Caryophanaceae Listeriaceae Paenibacillaceae Planococcaceae Sporolactobacillaceae Thermoactinomycetaceae The Bacillales are an order of Gram-positive bacteria, placed within the Firmicutes. ... Genera Paenibacillus Ammoniphilus Aneurinibacillus Brevibacillus Oxalophagus Thermicanus Thermobacillus The Paenibacillaceae are a family of Gram positive bacteria. ... Phyla/Divisions Actinobacteria Aquificae Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi Chlamydiae/Verrucomicrobia Chloroflexi Chrysiogenetes Cyanobacteria Deferribacteres Deinococcus-Thermus Dictyoglomi Fibrobacteres/Acidobacteria Firmicutes Fusobacteria Gemmatimonadetes Nitrospirae Omnibacteria Planctomycetes Proteobacteria Spirochaetes Thermodesulfobacteria Thermomicrobia Thermotogae Bacteria (singular, bacterium) are a major group of living organisms. ... Species Bacillus anthracis Bacillus cereus Bacillus coagulans Bacillus natto Bacillus subtilis Bacillus thuringiensis etc. ... Common diseases, parasites, pests, and ailments of the honeybee include: // Varroa mites Varroa mite on a honeybee larva Main articles: Varroa destructor Varroa destructor and Varroa jacobsoni are parasitic mites that feed off the bodily fluids of adult, pupal and larval bees. ... Species A. mellifera — western honeybee A. cerana — eastern honeybee Honeybees are a subset of bees which fall into the Order Hymenoptera and Suborder Apocrita. ...

External links

• PAEN515F — Specific PCR for Paenibacillus genus based on 16S rRNA gene
• rpoBPAEN — Specific PCR for Paenibacillus genus based on rpoB gene
• 16S rRNA x rpoB gene for Paenibacillus studies — Use of rpoB gene analysis for identification and DGGE of nitrogen-fixing Paenibacillus species as an alternative to the 16S rRNA gene
• Taxonomy — Paenibacillus Taxonomy

Paenibacillus species

Paenibacillus agarexedens, Paenibacillus agaridevorans, Paenibacillus alginolyticus, Paenibacillus alkaliterrae, Paenibacillus alvei, Paenibacillus amylolyticus, Paenibacillus anaericanus, Paenibacillus antarcticus, Paenibacillus assamensis, Paenibacillus azoreducens, Paenibacillus azotofixans, Paenibacillus barcinonensis, Paenibacillus borealis, Paenibacillus brasilensis, Paenibacillus campinasensis, Paenibacillus chinjuensis, Paenibacillus chitinolyticus, Paenibacillus chondroitinus, Paenibacillus cineris, Paenibacillus cookii, Paenibacillus curdlanolyticus, Paenibacillus daejeonensis, Paenibacillus dendritiformis, Paenibacillus durum, Paenibacillus ehimensis, Paenibacillus elgii, Paenibacillus favisporus, Paenibacillus glucanolyticus, Paenibacillus glycanilyticus, Paenibacillus gordonae, Paenibacillus graminis, Paenibacillus granivorans, Paenibacillus hodogayensis, Paenibacillus jamilae, Paenibacillus kobensis, Paenibacillus koleovorans, Paenibacillus koreensis, Paenibacillus kribbensis, Paenibacillus lactis, Paenibacillus larvae, Paenibacillus larvae subsp larvae, Paenibacillus larvae subsp pulvifaciens, Paenibacillus lautus, Paenibacillus lentimorbus, Paenibacillus macerans, Paenibacillus macquariensis, Paenibacillus massiliensis, Paenibacillus mendelii, Paenibacillus motobuensis, Paenibacillus naphthalenovorans, Paenibacillus nematophilus, Paenibacillus odorifer, Paenibacillus pabuli, Paenibacillus peoriae, Paenibacillus phyllosphaerae, Paenibacillus polymyxa, Paenibacillus popilliae, Paenibacillus pulvifaciens, Paenibacillus rhizosphaerae, Paenibacillus sanguinis, Paenibacillus stellifer, Paenibacillus terrae, Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus, Paenibacillus timonensis, Paenibacillus turicensis, Paenibacillus validus, Paenibacillus wynnii and Paenibacillus xylanilyticus