Molecular detection and phylogenetic assessment of six honeybee viruses in Apis mellifera L. colonies in Bulgaria

Honey bee colonies suffer from various pathogens, including honey bee viruses. About 24 viruses have been reported so far. However, six of them are considered to cause severe infection which inflicts heavy losses on beekeeping. The aim of this study was to investigate incidence of six honey bee viru...

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Main Authors: Rositsa Shumkova, Boyko Neov, Daniela Sirakova, Ani Georgieva, Dimitar Gadjev, Denitsa Teofanova, Georgi Radoslavov, Maria Bouga, Peter Hristov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5077.pdf