Hartmann, Ulrike and Forsgren, Eva and Charrière, Jean-Daniel and Neumann, Peter and Gauthier, Laurent
(2015).
Dynamics of Apis mellifera filamentous virus (AmFV) infections in Honey Bees and relationships with other parasites.
Viruses. 7
:5
, 2654-2667
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v7052654
Abstract
Apis mellifera filamentous virus (AmFV) is a large double stranded DNA virus of honey bees, but its relationship with other parasites and prevalence are poorly known. We analyzed individual honey bees from three colonies at different times post emergence in order to monitor the dynamics of the AmFV gut colonization under natural conditions. Prevalence and loads of microsporidia and trypanosomes were also recorded, as well as five common honey bee RNA viruses. The results show that a high proportion of bees get infected with AmFV during the first week post-emergence (75%) and that AmFV DNA levels remained constant. A similar pattern was observed for microsporidia while trypanosomes seem to require more time to colonize the gut. No significant associations between these three infections were found, but significant positive correlations were observed between AmFV and RNA viruses. In parallel, the prevalence of AmFV in France and Sweden was assessed from pooled honey bee workers. The data indicate that AmFV is almost ubiquitous, and does not seem to follow seasonal patterns, although higher viral loads were significantly detected in spring. A high prevalence of AmFV was also found in winter bees, without obvious impact on overwintering of the colonies.
Authors/Creators: | Hartmann, Ulrike and Forsgren, Eva and Charrière, Jean-Daniel and Neumann, Peter and Gauthier, Laurent | ||||||
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Title: | Dynamics of Apis mellifera filamentous virus (AmFV) infections in Honey Bees and relationships with other parasites | ||||||
Series/Journal: | Viruses | ||||||
Year of publishing : | 2015 | ||||||
Depositing date: | 4 December 2015 | ||||||
Volume: | 7 | ||||||
Number: | 5 | ||||||
Page range: | 2654-2667 | ||||||
Number of Pages: | 14 | ||||||
Publisher: | Molecular Diversity Preservation International | ||||||
ISSN: | 1999-4915 | ||||||
Language: | English | ||||||
Publication Type: | Journal article | ||||||
Refereed: | Yes | ||||||
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||||
Version: | Published version | ||||||
Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 | ||||||
Full Text Status: | Public | ||||||
Agris subject categories.: | L Animal production > L10 Animal genetics and breeding L Animal production > L73 Animal diseases | ||||||
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 403 Veterinary Science > Other Veterinary Science | ||||||
Agrovoc terms: | apis mellifera, viruses, trypanosoma, microspora | ||||||
Keywords: | Apis mellifera, filamentous virus, microsporidia, trypanosome, RNA viruses | ||||||
Additional ID: |
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ID Code: | 12894 | ||||||
Faculty: | NJ - Fakulteten för naturresurser och jordbruksvetenskap | ||||||
Department: | (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Ecology (S) > Dept. of Ecology | ||||||
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||||
Deposited On: | 04 Dec 2015 12:05 | ||||||
Metadata Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2020 14:17 |
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