The oxygen produced by cyanobacteria is used by Paenibacillus wynnii in respiration. The Latin name paene means almost, which reflects its name “almost bacilli”. This endospore-forming bacteria, specifically genus P. larvae is known to cause American foulbrood in honeybees but they are essential in agriculture and horticulture.
In addition, these bacteria can catalyze a wide variety of synthetic reactions ranging from cosmetics to biofuel production for they produce extracellular enzymes like polysaccharide-degrading enzymes and proteases.