Genetic and Biochemical Diversity of Paenibacillus larvae Isolated from Tunisian Infected Honey Bee Broods

Table 2

Identification of six distinct BOX genotypes for seventy-five isolates of P. larvae, based on the combination of bands size and number on polyacrylamide gel.

Bands (bp)	Genotypes						Total
	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5	G6
200	−	−	+	−	−	−
280	+	+	+	+	+	+
300	+	+	+	+	+	+
350	−	+	+	+	+	−
400	+	−	−	−	+	−
450	+	−	−	−	−	−
500	+	−	−	−	−	−
650	+	+	+	+	+	+
700	+	+	+	+	+	+
800	+	+	+	+	+	+
1000	−	−	+	+	+	−
Number of strains	1	38	2	20	5	9	75

+: presence of band; −: absence of band.