Effect of 1,3-1,6 β-Glucan on Natural and Experimental Deformed Wing Virus Infection in Newly Emerged Honeybees (Apis mellifera ligustica).

The Western Honeybee is a key pollinator for natural as well as agricultural ecosystems. In the last decade massive honeybee colony losses have been observed worldwide, the result of a complex syndrome triggered by multiple stress factors, with the RNA virus Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) and the mite Va...

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Main Authors: Maurizio Mazzei, Baldassare Fronte, Simona Sagona, Maria Luisa Carrozza, Mario Forzan, Federica Pizzurro, Carlo Bibbiani, Vincenzo Miragliotta, Francesca Abramo, Francesca Millanta, Marco Bagliacca, Alessandro Poli, Antonio Felicioli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5102454?pdf=render