Diversity and Global Distribution of Viruses of the Western Honey Bee, <i>Apis mellifera</i>
In the past centuries, viruses have benefited from globalization to spread across the globe, infecting new host species and populations. A growing number of viruses have been documented in the western honey bee, <i>Apis mellifera</i>. Several of these contribute significantly to honey be...
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| author | Alexis Beaurepaire Niels Piot Vincent Doublet Karina Antunez Ewan Campbell Panuwan Chantawannakul Nor Chejanovsky Anna Gajda Matthew Heerman Delphine Panziera Guy Smagghe Orlando Yañez Joachim R. de Miranda Anne Dalmon |
| author_facet | Alexis Beaurepaire Niels Piot Vincent Doublet Karina Antunez Ewan Campbell Panuwan Chantawannakul Nor Chejanovsky Anna Gajda Matthew Heerman Delphine Panziera Guy Smagghe Orlando Yañez Joachim R. de Miranda Anne Dalmon |
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| description | In the past centuries, viruses have benefited from globalization to spread across the globe, infecting new host species and populations. A growing number of viruses have been documented in the western honey bee, <i>Apis mellifera</i>. Several of these contribute significantly to honey bee colony losses. This review synthetizes the knowledge of the diversity and distribution of honey-bee-infecting viruses, including recent data from high-throughput sequencing (HTS). After presenting the diversity of viruses and their corresponding symptoms, we surveyed the scientific literature for the prevalence of these pathogens across the globe. The geographical distribution shows that the most prevalent viruses (deformed wing virus, sacbrood virus, black queen cell virus and acute paralysis complex) are also the most widely distributed. We discuss the ecological drivers that influence the distribution of these pathogens in worldwide honey bee populations. Besides the natural transmission routes and the resulting temporal dynamics, global trade contributes to their dissemination. As recent evidence shows that these viruses are often multihost pathogens, their spread is a risk for both the beekeeping industry and the pollination services provided by managed and wild pollinators. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1e8faf5d5c5046b095ea92e26f2292c22023-11-19T21:18:33ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502020-04-0111423910.3390/insects11040239Diversity and Global Distribution of Viruses of the Western Honey Bee, <i>Apis mellifera</i>Alexis Beaurepaire0Niels Piot1Vincent Doublet2Karina Antunez3Ewan Campbell4Panuwan Chantawannakul5Nor Chejanovsky6Anna Gajda7Matthew Heerman8Delphine Panziera9Guy Smagghe10Orlando Yañez11Joachim R. de Miranda12Anne Dalmon13Institute of Bee Health, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, 3003 Bern, SwitzerlandLaboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumInstitute of Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation Genomics, University of Ulm, 86069 Ulm, GermanyDepartment of Microbiology, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Montevideo 11600, UruguayCentre for Genome Enabled Biology and Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3FX, UKEnvironmental Science Research Center (ESRC), Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandEntomology Department, Institute of Plant Protection, The Volcani Center, Rishon Lezion, Tel Aviv 5025001, IsraelLaboratory of Bee Diseases, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-787 Warsaw, PolandBee Research Lab, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705, USAInstitute of Biology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), GermanyLaboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumInstitute of Bee Health, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, 3003 Bern, SwitzerlandDepartment of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 750-07 Uppsala, SwedenUR Abeilles et Environnement, INRAE, 84914 Avignon, FranceIn the past centuries, viruses have benefited from globalization to spread across the globe, infecting new host species and populations. A growing number of viruses have been documented in the western honey bee, <i>Apis mellifera</i>. Several of these contribute significantly to honey bee colony losses. This review synthetizes the knowledge of the diversity and distribution of honey-bee-infecting viruses, including recent data from high-throughput sequencing (HTS). After presenting the diversity of viruses and their corresponding symptoms, we surveyed the scientific literature for the prevalence of these pathogens across the globe. The geographical distribution shows that the most prevalent viruses (deformed wing virus, sacbrood virus, black queen cell virus and acute paralysis complex) are also the most widely distributed. We discuss the ecological drivers that influence the distribution of these pathogens in worldwide honey bee populations. Besides the natural transmission routes and the resulting temporal dynamics, global trade contributes to their dissemination. As recent evidence shows that these viruses are often multihost pathogens, their spread is a risk for both the beekeeping industry and the pollination services provided by managed and wild pollinators.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/4/239epidemiologyemerging infectious diseasespathogensinvasive speciessocial insectsviruses |
| spellingShingle | Alexis Beaurepaire Niels Piot Vincent Doublet Karina Antunez Ewan Campbell Panuwan Chantawannakul Nor Chejanovsky Anna Gajda Matthew Heerman Delphine Panziera Guy Smagghe Orlando Yañez Joachim R. de Miranda Anne Dalmon Diversity and Global Distribution of Viruses of the Western Honey Bee, <i>Apis mellifera</i> Insects epidemiology emerging infectious diseases pathogens invasive species social insects viruses |
| title | Diversity and Global Distribution of Viruses of the Western Honey Bee, <i>Apis mellifera</i> |
| title_full | Diversity and Global Distribution of Viruses of the Western Honey Bee, <i>Apis mellifera</i> |
| title_fullStr | Diversity and Global Distribution of Viruses of the Western Honey Bee, <i>Apis mellifera</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diversity and Global Distribution of Viruses of the Western Honey Bee, <i>Apis mellifera</i> |
| title_short | Diversity and Global Distribution of Viruses of the Western Honey Bee, <i>Apis mellifera</i> |
| title_sort | diversity and global distribution of viruses of the western honey bee i apis mellifera i |
| topic | epidemiology emerging infectious diseases pathogens invasive species social insects viruses |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/4/239 |
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