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Re: Size of AFB spores
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"J. Waggle" <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 6 Jun 2006 21:56:15 -0400
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--Does anybody on the list have a reference to the observed size range of 
Paenibacillus larvae var larvae spores?

Hi Peter

P. Larvae are 2.5 to 5 microns long by 0.5 microns wide.

The spore is oval and approximately twice as long as wide, about 0.6 by 
1.3 microns.

Refrence:

http://maarec.cas.psu.edu/bkCD/Bee_Diseases/Diagnosis.html 

Best Regards,

Joe Waggle ~ Derry, PA    
‘Bees Gone Wild Apiaries' 
Feral Bee Project: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FeralBeeProject/

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