The Buzz about ADP-Ribosylation Toxins from Paenibacillus larvae, the Causative Agent of American Foulbrood in Honey Bees

The Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium Paenibacillus larvae is the etiological agent of American Foulbrood, a highly contagious and often fatal honey bee brood disease.The species P.larvae comprises five so-called ERIC-genotypes which differ in virulence and pathogenesis strategies.In the past two decades, the identification and characterizatio

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Does over-dominance of Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss. alter abundance and richness of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungal community in forests?

Some areas under the Tropical Moist Evergreen Forests (TMEF), the major forest type mr robot funko in the Intermediate Zone of Sri Lanka, are heavily dominated by a native bamboo species, Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss.altering the hierarchical status and structure.The study evaluated whether the over-abundance of B.bambos has modified the arbuscular myc

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