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JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY
Volume 98, Issue 2, Pages 239-242Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2008.02.010
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honeybee; Apis mellifera; RT-PCR; RNA viruses; genetic diversity
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- NERC [MBA010001] Funding Source: UKRI
- Natural Environment Research Council [MBA010001] Funding Source: researchfish
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Viruses of the European honeybee, Apis mellifera L. are known to reside at low levels in colonies, typically showing no apparent signs of infection. Using reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR), 23 apiaries in Devon were screened for the presence of 6 honeybee viruses, with positive colonies being analysed for vital genetic diversity. Ninety-seven percent of the colonies were positive for deformed wing virus (DWV), 29% were positive for acute bee paralysis virus (ABPV) and 1.4% were positive for both sacbrood virus (SBV) and black queen cell virus (BQCV). Multiple infections were common, with 32% of the colonies were infected by more than one virus. (c) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights. reserved.
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