Breeding for Virus Resistance and Its Effects on Deformed Wing Virus Infection Patterns in Honey Bee Queens

Viruses, and in particular the deformed wing virus (DWV), are considered as one of the main antagonists of honey bee health. The ‘suppressed in ovo virus infection’ trait (SOV) described for the first time that control of a virus infection can be achieved from genetically inherited traits and that t...

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Main Authors: David Claeys Bouuaert, Lina De Smet, Dirk C. de Graaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/6/1074