How Virulent Is It?
Faculty Mentor Information
Dr. James VanLeuven (Mentor), University of Idaho
Presentation Date
7-2024
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.
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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.