Paenibacillus alvei
| Paenibacillus alvei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Paenibacillales |
| Family: | Paenibacillaceae |
| Genus: | Paenibacillus |
| Species: | P. alvei |
| Binomial name | |
| Paenibacillus alvei (Cheshire and Cheyne 1885) Ash et al. 1994 | |
Paenibacillus alvei (formerly Bacillus alvei) is a species of bacteria within the order Bacillales. Like other species within the genus Paenibacillus, strains of this species grow in novel, vortex-like, or branched patterns. This species is associated with the honey bee disease European foulbrood.