> So under the circumstances of constant treatment, the few *resistant*
> strains could slowly build up, even if one never observed a larva dying,
> since the bacteria could still be transmitted through the colony via larval
> meconium (it does not require that Paenibacillus larvae actually kill the
> larva to produce spores (Yue 2008).  Lindstrom (2008) observed that spores
> could build up in colonies without any signs of disease.
>
>
Randy where will those resistant bacteria live? Circulating within the bees
guts or they may sit in the hive as an infective load?


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