Draft genome sequences of <em>Enterococcus durans</em> EDD2 strain associated with honeybees

Abstract

We report the annotated draft genome sequence of Enterococcus durans EDD2 strain isolated from freshly collected pollen granules derived from three different beehives. This isolate showed strong inhibitory activity in vitro against Paenibacillus larvae ATCC 9545; thus the genome sequence presented here will contribute to a better understanding of its protective potential against bacterial pathogen invasion, as well as to the assessment of its beneficial potential for the bee colonies.

Keywords

• draft genome sequence
• american foulbrood disease (afb)
• <i>paenibacillus larvae</i>
• <i>enterococcus durans</i>