Honey Bee Pathogen Prevalence and Interactions within the Marmara Region of Turkey
Beekeeping has yet to reach its full potential in terms of productivity in Turkey where it has a relatively large role in the economy. Poor colony health is suspected to be the reason for this, but comprehensive disease monitoring programs are lacking to support this notion. We sampled a total of 11...
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| description | Beekeeping has yet to reach its full potential in terms of productivity in Turkey where it has a relatively large role in the economy. Poor colony health is suspected to be the reason for this, but comprehensive disease monitoring programs are lacking to support this notion. We sampled a total of 115 colonies across five different apiaries throughout the Marmara region of Turkey and screened for all of the major bee pathogens using PCR and RNA-seq methods. We found that <i>Varroa</i> mites are more prevalent in comparison to <i>Nosema</i> infections. The pathogens ABPV, DWV, KV, and VDV1 are near 100% prevalent and are the most abundant across all locations, which are known to be vectored by the <i>Varroa</i> mite. We therefore suspect that controlling <i>Varroa</i> mites will be key for improving bee health in Turkey moving forward. We also documented significant interactions between DWV, KV, and VDV1, which may explain how the more virulent strain of the virus becomes abundant. ABPV had a positive interaction with VDV1, thereby possibly facilitating this more virulent viral strain, but a negative interaction with <i>Nosema ceranae</i>. Therefore, these complex pathogen interactions should be taken into consideration in the future to improve bee health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-320fda7006e24c07891d02851fb076d52023-11-24T03:06:55ZengMDPI AGVeterinary Sciences2306-73812022-10-0191057310.3390/vetsci9100573Honey Bee Pathogen Prevalence and Interactions within the Marmara Region of TurkeyChristopher Mayack0Haşim Hakanoğlu1Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabancı University, İstanbul 34956, TurkeyMolecular Biology, Genetics, and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabancı University, İstanbul 34956, TurkeyBeekeeping has yet to reach its full potential in terms of productivity in Turkey where it has a relatively large role in the economy. Poor colony health is suspected to be the reason for this, but comprehensive disease monitoring programs are lacking to support this notion. We sampled a total of 115 colonies across five different apiaries throughout the Marmara region of Turkey and screened for all of the major bee pathogens using PCR and RNA-seq methods. We found that <i>Varroa</i> mites are more prevalent in comparison to <i>Nosema</i> infections. The pathogens ABPV, DWV, KV, and VDV1 are near 100% prevalent and are the most abundant across all locations, which are known to be vectored by the <i>Varroa</i> mite. We therefore suspect that controlling <i>Varroa</i> mites will be key for improving bee health in Turkey moving forward. We also documented significant interactions between DWV, KV, and VDV1, which may explain how the more virulent strain of the virus becomes abundant. ABPV had a positive interaction with VDV1, thereby possibly facilitating this more virulent viral strain, but a negative interaction with <i>Nosema ceranae</i>. Therefore, these complex pathogen interactions should be taken into consideration in the future to improve bee health.https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/9/10/573<i>Varroa</i> mitesRNA-seqbee virusesstonebroodbee healthEuropean foulbrood |
| spellingShingle | Christopher Mayack Haşim Hakanoğlu Honey Bee Pathogen Prevalence and Interactions within the Marmara Region of Turkey Veterinary Sciences <i>Varroa</i> mites RNA-seq bee viruses stonebrood bee health European foulbrood |
| title | Honey Bee Pathogen Prevalence and Interactions within the Marmara Region of Turkey |
| title_full | Honey Bee Pathogen Prevalence and Interactions within the Marmara Region of Turkey |
| title_fullStr | Honey Bee Pathogen Prevalence and Interactions within the Marmara Region of Turkey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Honey Bee Pathogen Prevalence and Interactions within the Marmara Region of Turkey |
| title_short | Honey Bee Pathogen Prevalence and Interactions within the Marmara Region of Turkey |
| title_sort | honey bee pathogen prevalence and interactions within the marmara region of turkey |
| topic | <i>Varroa</i> mites RNA-seq bee viruses stonebrood bee health European foulbrood |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/9/10/573 |
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