Paenibacillus larvae (American foulbrood, AFB) - Culture*

LABOKLIN Service ID: 171

Material

honey from cells close in the brood; in plastic bag

Method

bacteriological culture (aerobic), MALDI-TOF

Species list

bees

Duration

at least 7 days

Remark

  • 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).

* partner laboratory