ArticleThe ISME journal2016
Superinfection exclusion and the long-term survival of honey bees in Varroa-infested colonies.
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- Signatures of adaptive decreased virulence of deformed wing virus in an isolated population of wild honeybees (Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2023Article
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- Interaction between the VP2 protein of deformed wing virus and host snapin protein and its effect on viral replication.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- Transmission of deformed wing virus between Varroa destructor foundresses, mite offspring and infested honey bees.Parasites & vectors · 2022Article
- Epidemiology of a major honey bee pathogen, deformed wing virus: potential worldwide replacement of genotype A by genotype B.International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2022Article
- Viral communities in the parasite Varroa destructor and in colonies of their honey bee host (Apis mellifera) in New Zealand.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- A derived honey bee stock confers resistance to Varroa destructor and associated viral transmission.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Acute and chronic viruses mediated by an ectoparasite targeting different developmental stages of honeybee (Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- Honey Bee Genetic Stock Determines Deformed Wing Virus Symptom Severity but not Viral Load or Dissemination Following Pupal Exposure.Frontiers in genetics · 2022Article
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Abstract
Over the past 50 years, many millions of European honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies have died as the ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor, has spread around the world. Subsequent studies have indicated that the mite's association with a group of RNA viral pathogens (Deformed Wing Virus, DWV) correlates with colony death. Here, we propose a phenomenon known as superinfection exclusion that provides an explanation of how certain A. mellifera populations have survived, despite Varroa infestation and high DWV loads. Next-generation sequencing has shown that a non-lethal DWV variant 'type B' has become established in these colonies and that the lethal 'type A' DWV variant fails to persist in the bee population. We propose that this novel stable host-pathogen relationship prevents the accumulation of lethal variants, suggesting that this interaction could be exploited for the development of an effective treatment that minimises colony losses in the future.
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