Presence of Apis Rhabdovirus-1 in Populations of Pollinators and Their Parasites from Two Continents

The viral ecology of bee communities is complex, where viruses are readily shared among co-foraging bee species. Additionally, in honey bees (Apis mellifera), many viruses are transmitted – and their impacts exacerbated – by the parasitic Varroa destructor mite. Thus far, the viruses found to be sha...

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Main Authors: Sofia Levin, David Galbraith, Noa Sela, Tal Erez, Christina M. Grozinger, Nor Chejanovsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02482/full