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Comparative susceptibility of three Western honeybee taxa to the microsporidian parasite Nosema ceranae.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2013
Fontbonne Régis, Garnery Lionel, Vidau Cyril, Aufauvre Julie, Texier Catherine, Tchamitchian Sylvie, El Alaoui Hicham, Brunet Jean-Luc, Delbac Frédéric, Biron David G
Abstract excerpt
Genetic diversity of a host species is a key factor to counter infection by parasites. Since two separation events and the beginning of beekeeping, the Western honeybee, Apis mellifera, has diverged in many phylogenetically-related taxa that share common traits but also show specific physiological, behavioural and morphological traits. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that A. mellifera taxa living in a...
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