Oxidative Stress, Endoparasite Prevalence and Social Immunity in Bee Colonies Kept Traditionally vs. Those Kept for Commercial Purposes
Commercially and traditionally managed bees were compared for oxidative stress (superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione S-transferase (GST) and malondialdehyde (MDA)), the prevalence of parasites (<i>Lotmaria passim</i>, <i>Crithidia mellificae</i> and <i&g...
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| author | Elmin Taric Uros Glavinic Branislav Vejnovic Aleksandar Stanojkovic Nevenka Aleksic Vladimir Dimitrijevic Zoran Stanimirovic |
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| description | Commercially and traditionally managed bees were compared for oxidative stress (superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione S-transferase (GST) and malondialdehyde (MDA)), the prevalence of parasites (<i>Lotmaria passim</i>, <i>Crithidia mellificae</i> and <i>Nosema ceranae/apis</i>) and social immunity (glucose oxidase gene expression). The research was conducted on Pester plateau (Serbia—the Balkan Peninsula), on seemingly healthy colonies. Significant differences in CAT, GST and SOD activities (<i>p</i> < 0.01), and MDA concentrations (<i>p</i> < 0.002) were detected between commercial and traditional colonies. In the former, the prevalence of both <i>L. passim</i> and <i>N. ceranae</i> was significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.05 and <i>p</i> < 0.01, respectively) higher. For the first time, <i>L. passim</i> was detected in honey bee brood. In commercial colonies, the prevalence of <i>L. passim</i> was significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.01) lower in brood than in adult bees, whilst in traditionally kept colonies the prevalence in adult bees and brood did not differ significantly. In commercially kept colonies, the GOX gene expression level was significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.01) higher, which probably results from their increased need to strengthen their social immunity. Commercially kept colonies were under higher oxidative stress, had higher parasite burdens and higher GOX gene transcript levels. It may be assumed that anthropogenic influence contributed to these differences, but further investigations are necessary to confirm that. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a046d8f81231409ea5460920922778632023-11-19T22:50:15ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502020-04-0111526610.3390/insects11050266Oxidative Stress, Endoparasite Prevalence and Social Immunity in Bee Colonies Kept Traditionally vs. Those Kept for Commercial PurposesElmin Taric0Uros Glavinic1Branislav Vejnovic2Aleksandar Stanojkovic3Nevenka Aleksic4Vladimir Dimitrijevic5Zoran Stanimirovic6Department of Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Bulevar oslobodjenja 18, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Bulevar oslobodjenja 18, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment of Economics and Statistics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Bulevar oslobodjenja 18, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment of Animal Source Foods Science and Technology, Institute for Animal Husbandry, Autoput 16, 11080 Belgrade–Zemun, SerbiaDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Bulevar oslobodjenja 18, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment of Animal Husbandry and Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Bulevar oslobodjenja 18, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Bulevar oslobodjenja 18, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaCommercially and traditionally managed bees were compared for oxidative stress (superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione S-transferase (GST) and malondialdehyde (MDA)), the prevalence of parasites (<i>Lotmaria passim</i>, <i>Crithidia mellificae</i> and <i>Nosema ceranae/apis</i>) and social immunity (glucose oxidase gene expression). The research was conducted on Pester plateau (Serbia—the Balkan Peninsula), on seemingly healthy colonies. Significant differences in CAT, GST and SOD activities (<i>p</i> < 0.01), and MDA concentrations (<i>p</i> < 0.002) were detected between commercial and traditional colonies. In the former, the prevalence of both <i>L. passim</i> and <i>N. ceranae</i> was significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.05 and <i>p</i> < 0.01, respectively) higher. For the first time, <i>L. passim</i> was detected in honey bee brood. In commercial colonies, the prevalence of <i>L. passim</i> was significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.01) lower in brood than in adult bees, whilst in traditionally kept colonies the prevalence in adult bees and brood did not differ significantly. In commercially kept colonies, the GOX gene expression level was significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.01) higher, which probably results from their increased need to strengthen their social immunity. Commercially kept colonies were under higher oxidative stress, had higher parasite burdens and higher GOX gene transcript levels. It may be assumed that anthropogenic influence contributed to these differences, but further investigations are necessary to confirm that.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/5/266<i>Apis mellifera</i><i>Lotmaria passim</i><i>Nosema ceranae</i>commercial beekeepingtraditional beekeeping |
| spellingShingle | Elmin Taric Uros Glavinic Branislav Vejnovic Aleksandar Stanojkovic Nevenka Aleksic Vladimir Dimitrijevic Zoran Stanimirovic Oxidative Stress, Endoparasite Prevalence and Social Immunity in Bee Colonies Kept Traditionally vs. Those Kept for Commercial Purposes Insects <i>Apis mellifera</i> <i>Lotmaria passim</i> <i>Nosema ceranae</i> commercial beekeeping traditional beekeeping |
| title | Oxidative Stress, Endoparasite Prevalence and Social Immunity in Bee Colonies Kept Traditionally vs. Those Kept for Commercial Purposes |
| title_full | Oxidative Stress, Endoparasite Prevalence and Social Immunity in Bee Colonies Kept Traditionally vs. Those Kept for Commercial Purposes |
| title_fullStr | Oxidative Stress, Endoparasite Prevalence and Social Immunity in Bee Colonies Kept Traditionally vs. Those Kept for Commercial Purposes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oxidative Stress, Endoparasite Prevalence and Social Immunity in Bee Colonies Kept Traditionally vs. Those Kept for Commercial Purposes |
| title_short | Oxidative Stress, Endoparasite Prevalence and Social Immunity in Bee Colonies Kept Traditionally vs. Those Kept for Commercial Purposes |
| title_sort | oxidative stress endoparasite prevalence and social immunity in bee colonies kept traditionally vs those kept for commercial purposes |
| topic | <i>Apis mellifera</i> <i>Lotmaria passim</i> <i>Nosema ceranae</i> commercial beekeeping traditional beekeeping |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/5/266 |
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