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- Title
The Two Prevalent Genotypes of an Emerging Infectious Disease, Deformed Wing Virus, Cause Equally Low Pupal Mortality and Equally High Wing Deformities in Host Honey Bees.
- Authors
Tehel, Anja; Vu, Quynh; Bigot, Diane; Gogol-Döring, Andreas; Koch, Peter; Jenkins, Christina; Doublet, Vincent; Theodorou, Panagiotis; Paxton, Robert
- Abstract
Deformed wing virus (DWV) is an emerging infectious disease of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) that is considered a major cause of elevated losses of honey bee colonies. DWV comprises two widespread genotypes: the originally described genotype A, and genotype B. In adult honey bees, DWV-B has been shown to be more virulent than DWV-A. However, their comparative effects on earlier host developmental stages are unknown. Here, we experimentally inoculated honey bee pupae and tested for the relative impact of DWV-A versus DWV-B on mortality and wing deformities in eclosing adults. DWV-A and DWV-B caused similar, and only slightly elevated, pupal mortality (mean 18% greater mortality than control). Both genotypes caused similarly high wing deformities in eclosing adults (mean 60% greater wing deformities than control). Viral titer was high in all of the experimentally inoculated eclosing adults, and was independent of wing deformities, suggesting that the phenotype 'deformed wings' is not directly related to viral titer or viral genotype. These viral traits favor the emergence of both genotypes of DWV by not limiting the reproduction of its vector, the ectoparasitic Varroa destructor mite, in infected pupae, and thereby facilitating the spread of DWV in honey bees infested by the mite.
- Subjects
HONEYBEES; COMMUNICABLE diseases; GENOTYPES; PHENOTYPES; ECTOPARASITIC infestations; VARROA
- Publication
Viruses (1999-4915), 2019, Vol 11, Issue 2, p114
- ISSN
1999-4915
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/v11020114