Paenibacillus larvae – Culture

honey from cells close in the brood; in plastic bag

bacteriological culture (aerobic), MALDI-TOF

bees

• Two tablespoons of feed honey from the honey dome should be scratched from a central brood comb, packed into a freezer bag and sent in.
• American (malignant) foulbrood is an epizootic disease that is notifiable upon suspicion (in Germany).