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Taxonomy
Morphology
Growth conditions
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Bacteria => Firmicutes => Bacilli => Bacillales => Paenibacillaceae => Paenibacillus => Paenibacillus apiarius (Katznelson, 1955)
Nakamura 1996.
Hystorical synonyms: Bacillus apiarius Katznelson (1955)
Nakamura 1996.
Hystorical synonyms: Bacillus apiarius Katznelson (1955)
Gram positive, 0.7-0.9 / 3.0-4.5 μm, motile with peritrichous and abundant flagella. Ellipsoidal, central or paracentral spore, swelling
the sporangium.
Non-pigmented, round, smooth, translucent, 1 mm diameter colonies on agar medium.
the sporangium.
Non-pigmented, round, smooth, translucent, 1 mm diameter colonies on agar medium.
Growth temperature from 15 ºC to 40 ºC.
Growth in anaerobic agar
Growth in nutrient broth
Growth in 5% NaCl but no growth in 10% NaCl
Growth at 5.7 pH
Growth in anaerobic agar
Growth in nutrient broth
Growth in 5% NaCl but no growth in 10% NaCl
Growth at 5.7 pH
Isolated from the dead larvae of honeybees.
Isolated from the dead larvae of honeybees (uncertain pathogenicity)
- Gordon R.E., Haynes W.C., Pang C.H. (1973) – The genus Bacillus . Agriculture Handbook No. 427, U.S.D.A., Washington D.C.
- Buchanan R.E., Gibbons N.E. (co-editors), 1975. Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, eight edition, The Williams &
Wilkins Company, Baltimore. - Euzeby J.P.: Dictionnaire de Bacteriologie Veterinaire.http://www.bacterio.cict.fr/bacdico/pp/panibacillus.html
Acid from glucose, trehalose, maltose, D-galactose & saccharose = positive.
Acid from mannitol, arabinose, xylose, fructose, lactose, sorbitol = negative.
Hydrolysis of starch, catalase, hydrolysis of urea, reduction of nitrate to nitrite,
decomposition of casein, decomposition of tyrosine, resistance to lysozyme & use of
citrate = positive
Indole, LDC, ODC, TDA, Voges-Proskauer = negative.
Acid from mannitol, arabinose, xylose, fructose, lactose, sorbitol = negative.
Hydrolysis of starch, catalase, hydrolysis of urea, reduction of nitrate to nitrite,
decomposition of casein, decomposition of tyrosine, resistance to lysozyme & use of
citrate = positive
Indole, LDC, ODC, TDA, Voges-Proskauer = negative.
(c) Costin Stoica
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