Seasonal variation of viral infections between the eastern honey bee (Apis cerana) and the western honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Abstract It is a widespread practice in China to keep colonies of both the western honey bee, Apis mellifera, and the eastern honey bee, Apis cerana, in close proximity. However, this practice increases opportunities for spillover of parasites and pathogens between the two host bee species, impactin...

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Main Authors: Gongwen Chen, Yuqi Wu, Jie Deng, Zhengsheng Wen, Shuai Wang, Yanping Chen, Fuliang Hu, Huoqing Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-02-01
Series:MicrobiologyOpen
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1162