Infections of Nosema ceranae in four different honeybee species

The microsporidium Nosema ceranae is detected in honeybees in Thailand for the first time. This endoparasite has recently been reported to infect most Apis mellifera honeybee colonies in Europe, the US, and parts of Asia, and is suspected to have displaced the endemic endoparasite species, Nosema ap...

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Main Authors: Veeranan Chaimanee, Natapot Warrit, Panuwan Chantawannakul
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-504332018-09-04T04:41:00Z Infections of Nosema ceranae in four different honeybee species Veeranan Chaimanee Natapot Warrit Panuwan Chantawannakul Agricultural and Biological Sciences The microsporidium Nosema ceranae is detected in honeybees in Thailand for the first time. This endoparasite has recently been reported to infect most Apis mellifera honeybee colonies in Europe, the US, and parts of Asia, and is suspected to have displaced the endemic endoparasite species, Nosema apis, from the western A. mellifera. We collected and identified species of microsporidia from the European honeybee ( A. mellifera), the cavity nesting Asian honeybee ( Apis cerana), the dwarf Asian honeybee ( Apis florea) and the giant Asian honeybee ( Apis dorsata) from colonies in Northern Thailand. We used multiplex PCR technique with two pairs of primers to differentiate N. ceranae from N. apis. From 80 A. mellifera samples, 62 (77.5%) were positively identified for the presence of the N. ceranae. Amongst 46 feral colonies of Asian honeybees ( A. cerana, A. florea and A. dorsata) examined for Nosema infections, only N. ceranae could be detected. No N. apis was found in our samples. N. ceranae is found to be the only microsporidium infesting honeybees in Thailand. Moreover, we found the frequencies of N. ceranae infection in native bees to be less than that of A. mellifera. © 2010 Elsevier Inc. 2018-09-04T04:41:00Z 2018-09-04T04:41:00Z 2010-10-01 Journal 10960805 00222011 2-s2.0-77956184162 10.1016/j.jip.2010.06.005 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=77956184162&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/50433
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
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topic Agricultural and Biological Sciences
spellingShingle Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Veeranan Chaimanee
Natapot Warrit
Panuwan Chantawannakul
Infections of Nosema ceranae in four different honeybee species
description The microsporidium Nosema ceranae is detected in honeybees in Thailand for the first time. This endoparasite has recently been reported to infect most Apis mellifera honeybee colonies in Europe, the US, and parts of Asia, and is suspected to have displaced the endemic endoparasite species, Nosema apis, from the western A. mellifera. We collected and identified species of microsporidia from the European honeybee ( A. mellifera), the cavity nesting Asian honeybee ( Apis cerana), the dwarf Asian honeybee ( Apis florea) and the giant Asian honeybee ( Apis dorsata) from colonies in Northern Thailand. We used multiplex PCR technique with two pairs of primers to differentiate N. ceranae from N. apis. From 80 A. mellifera samples, 62 (77.5%) were positively identified for the presence of the N. ceranae. Amongst 46 feral colonies of Asian honeybees ( A. cerana, A. florea and A. dorsata) examined for Nosema infections, only N. ceranae could be detected. No N. apis was found in our samples. N. ceranae is found to be the only microsporidium infesting honeybees in Thailand. Moreover, we found the frequencies of N. ceranae infection in native bees to be less than that of A. mellifera. © 2010 Elsevier Inc.
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author Veeranan Chaimanee
Natapot Warrit
Panuwan Chantawannakul
author_facet Veeranan Chaimanee
Natapot Warrit
Panuwan Chantawannakul
author_sort Veeranan Chaimanee
title Infections of Nosema ceranae in four different honeybee species
title_short Infections of Nosema ceranae in four different honeybee species
title_full Infections of Nosema ceranae in four different honeybee species
title_fullStr Infections of Nosema ceranae in four different honeybee species
title_full_unstemmed Infections of Nosema ceranae in four different honeybee species
title_sort infections of nosema ceranae in four different honeybee species
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