Honey as a Source of Environmental DNA for the Detection and Monitoring of Honey Bee Pathogens and Parasites

Honey as a Source of Environmental DNA for the Detection and Monitoring of Honey Bee Pathogens and Parasites

Environmental DNA (eDNA) has been proposed as a powerful tool to detect and monitor cryptic, elusive, or invasive organisms. We recently demonstrated that honey constitutes an easily accessible source of eDNA. In this study, we extracted DNA from 102 honey samples (74 from Italy and 28 from 17 other...

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Main Authors: Anisa Ribani, Valerio Joe Utzeri, Valeria Taurisano, Luca Fontanesi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Veterinary Sciences
Subjects:
<i>Apis mellifera</i>
DNA analysis
epidemiology
health
<i>Lotmaria passim</i>
<i>Melissococcus plutonius</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/7/3/113

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