Replicative DWV type A in Bombus terrestris in Pantelleria island (Sicily, Italy)

[en] The deformed wing virus (DWV) is one of the most common bee pathogens, deemed responsible for both honey bee colony losses and general pollinator decline. That virus may infect both managed and wild bumblebees. In this study, the DWV infection was investigated in 52 free-flying Bombus terrestris (L., 1758) individuals from Pantelleria. This is a volcanic island in the Sicilian Channel. Of the collected individuals, 59.62% scored positive for DWV, with a mean abundance of 2.97 × 105 ± 1.46 × 106 copies per bee. Active replication of the virus could be demonstrated in all positive samples. All the sequences belonged to DWV type A. However both phylogenetic and pairwise distance analysis indicated a low similarity to Italian and Tunisian strains. Further studies are needed to elucidate the epidemiology of DWV in B. terrestris and the drivers of possible genetic modifications of the virus on Pantelleria island.

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Zoology

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Flaminio, Simone ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté des Sciences > Service de Zoologie ; CREA Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment, Bologna, Italy

Nanetti, Antonio ; CREA Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment, Bologna, Italy

Bortolotti, Laura ; CREA Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment, Bologna, Italy

Cilia, Giovanni ; CREA Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment, Bologna, Italy

Language :

English

Title :

Replicative DWV type A in Bombus terrestris in Pantelleria island (Sicily, Italy)

Publication date :

December 2023

Journal title :

Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology

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1226-8615

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1876-7990

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Elsevier B.V.

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102123

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S1226861523000870?httpAccept=text/xml

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S869 - Zoologie

Research institute :

R100 - Institut des Biosciences

Funding text :

The authors gratefully acknowledge “Ente Parco Nazionale Isola di Pantelleria” for releasing the sampling authorization.This study was supported by the project BeeNet (Italian National Fund under FEASR 2014–2020) from the Italian Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty and Forestry (MASAF).

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