<- V. Corby-Harris, USDA/ARS, Tucson, Arizona; B8.
Apis mellifera larvae. United States of America, Tuscon, Arizona. Taxonomy/description (26475). Sequence accession no. 16S rRNA gene: KM014144.
Strain B8 was described as Prasaccharibacter apium, but the name never validly published under the ICNP . Instead, the spezies name "Bombella apis" was validly published under the ICNP in 2017.
Strain B8 shows highest 16S rRNA gene sequence identity values (99%) to the type strain of Bombella apis.
. (Medium 1429, incubation time: 3-7 days, 28°C, aerobic)
