ArticleScientific reports2021
Global similarity, and some key differences, in the metagenomes of Swedish varroa-surviving and varroa-susceptible honeybees.
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- Evidence for virus-associated recapping behaviour in honey bees (Apis mellifera) with differential detection sensitivity between varroa-resistant and non-resistant colonies.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Metagenomic and gene expression patterns in declining commercial honey bee colonies.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Deformed Wing Virus infection induces immunosuppression and gut dysbiosis in honey bees.Animal microbiome · 2026Article
- Microbiota diversity and hygienic behavior in a honey bee breeding population: Insights into Varroa resistance.PloS one · 2026Article
- Signatures of adaptive decreased virulence of deformed wing virus in an isolated population of wild honeybees (Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2023Article
- Virus Prevalence in Egg Samples Collected from Naturally Selected and Traditionally Managed Honey Bee Colonies across Europe.Viruses · 2022Article
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Abstract
There is increasing evidence that honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) can adapt naturally to survive Varroa destructor, the primary cause of colony mortality world-wide. Most of the adaptive traits of naturally varroa-surviving honeybees concern varroa reproduction. Here we investigate whether factors in the honeybee metagenome also contribute to this survival. The quantitative and qualitative composition of the bacterial and viral metagenome fluctuated greatly during the active season, but with little overall difference between varroa-surviving and varroa-susceptible colonies. The main exceptions were Bartonella apis and sacbrood virus, particularly during early spring and autumn. Bombella apis was also strongly associated with early and late season, though equally for all colonies. All three affect colony protein management and metabolism. Lake Sinai virus was more abundant in varroa-surviving colonies during the summer. Lake Sinai virus and deformed wing virus also showed a tendency towards seasonal genetic change, but without any distinction between varroa-surviving and varroa-susceptible colonies. Whether the changes in these taxa contribute to survival or reflect demographic differences between the colonies (or both) remains unclear.
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