The Two Prevalent Genotypes of an Emerging Infectious Disease, <i>Deformed Wing Virus</i>, Cause Equally Low Pupal Mortality and Equally High Wing Deformities in Host Honey Bees

The Two Prevalent Genotypes of an Emerging Infectious Disease, <i>Deformed Wing Virus</i>, Cause Equally Low Pupal Mortality and Equally High Wing Deformities in Host Honey Bees

<i>Deformed wing virus</i> (DWV) is an emerging infectious disease of the honey bee (<i>Apis mellifera</i>) that is considered a major cause of elevated losses of honey bee colonies. DWV comprises two widespread genotypes: the originally described genotype A, and genotype B....

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Main Authors: Anja Tehel, Quynh Vu, Diane Bigot, Andreas Gogol-Döring, Peter Koch, Christina Jenkins, Vincent Doublet, Panagiotis Theodorou, Robert Paxton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
pathology
virulence
positive single-strand RNA virus
DWV
genotype A
genotype B
<i>Apis rhadbovirus-1</i>
<i>Apis mellifera</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/2/114

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