How Virulent Is It?
Faculty Mentor Information
Dr. James VanLeuven (Mentor), University of Idaho
Abstract
My research is on the lab developed bacteriophage-resistant bacteria Paenibacillus larvae and the relationship of phage-resistance and loss of virulence in Honey bee larvae (Apis mellifera in these particular phage-resistant strains. Due to the extremely big learning curve of Honey bee larvae grafting, the time and weather constrains of grafting, and the setbacks of human error I will not have a results section but I will have an expected outcome section on my poster. Relevant data from my lab colleague and the current data I have from my incomplete experiments will be utilized for this expected outcome. My projects scope consists of bacterial growth, Larvae growth, Honey bee grafting, and phage-resistance evolution. The control of this experiment will be larvae fed BHI broth. Standard 3650 (ERIC I) P. larvae will be used to test if the phage-resistant is more or less virulent. Finally phage-resistant P. larvae Wa, XIII (Ba, z), Heath (alpha, x), and Scot (r, y) will be used to see if they are more or less virulent than 3650.
How Virulent Is It?
My research is on the lab developed bacteriophage-resistant bacteria Paenibacillus larvae and the relationship of phage-resistance and loss of virulence in Honey bee larvae (Apis mellifera in these particular phage-resistant strains. Due to the extremely big learning curve of Honey bee larvae grafting, the time and weather constrains of grafting, and the setbacks of human error I will not have a results section but I will have an expected outcome section on my poster. Relevant data from my lab colleague and the current data I have from my incomplete experiments will be utilized for this expected outcome. My projects scope consists of bacterial growth, Larvae growth, Honey bee grafting, and phage-resistance evolution. The control of this experiment will be larvae fed BHI broth. Standard 3650 (ERIC I) P. larvae will be used to test if the phage-resistant is more or less virulent. Finally phage-resistant P. larvae Wa, XIII (Ba, z), Heath (alpha, x), and Scot (r, y) will be used to see if they are more or less virulent than 3650.