Detection of multiple viruses in queens of the honey bee Apis mellifera L |
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| Authors: | Chen Yanping Pettis Jeffery S Feldlaufer Mark F |
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| Institution: | USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Bee Research Laboratory, Building 476, BARC-East, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA. chenj@ba.ars.usda.gov |
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| Abstract: | Individual honey bee Apis mellifera L. queens were examined for the presence of six honey bee viruses including acute bee paralysis virus, chronic bee paralysis virus, black queen cell virus, deformed wing virus, Kashmir bee virus, and sacbrood virus. All viruses, except ABPV, were detected in the samples. Among queens examined for virus infections, 93% had multiple virus infections. The detection of viruses in queens raises the possibility of a vertical transmission pathway wherein infected queens can pass virus through their eggs to their offspring. |
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| Keywords: | Apis mellifera Queen Viruses Single infection Multiple infections Vertical transmission |
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