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Global honey bee viral landscape altered by a parasitic mite.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 8 Jun 2012
Martin Stephen J, Highfield Andrea C, Brettell Laura, Villalobos Ethel M, Budge Giles E, Powell Michelle, Nikaido Scott, Schroeder Declan C
Abstract excerpt
Emerging diseases are among the greatest threats to honey bees. Unfortunately, where and when an emerging disease will appear are almost impossible to predict. The arrival of the parasitic Varroa mite into the Hawaiian honey bee population allowed us to investigate changes in the prevalence, load, and strain diversity of honey bee viruses. The mite increased the prevalence of a single viral species, deformed wing...
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