Experimental infection of red dwarf honeybee,Apis florea,with Nosema ceranae |
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Authors: | Guntima Suwannapong Samrit Maksong Paitoon Seanbualuang Mark E Benbow |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Burapha University, Chon Buri, 20131, Thailand;2. Biological Science Program, Faculty of Science, Burapha University, Chon Buri, 20131, Thailand;3. Program in Biology, Faculty of Science, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University, Ubon Ratchathani, 34000, Thailand;4. Department of Biology, University of Dayton, College Park, Ohio, 45469-2320, USA |
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Abstract: | This research is the first record of the infection of Apis florea by Nosema ceranae, a newly identified pathogen of honeybee in Thailand which was initially isolated from A. florea workers. Each Nosema free-bee was fed 2 μl of 50% (w/v) sucrose solution containing 0, 10,000 20,000 or 40,000 Nosema spores/bee. The survival rates of treated bees were significantly lower compared to control bees. Infectivity was not statistically different among the three spore concentrations, whereas no infection was found in control bees. Protein content of control bee hypopharyngeal glands 14 days post inoculation (p.i) was significantly higher (21.47 ± 0.17 mg/bee) compared to all treatments. The infection ratio of bees treated with 40,000 spores/bee increased with time after inoculation. These results suggest that N. ceranae has a significant negative effect on honeybee hypopharyngeal gland protein production and contributes to their shortened life span. |
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