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A selective sweep in a microsporidian parasite Nosema-tolerant honeybee population, Apis mellifera.
Animal genetics - 1 Apr 2014
Huang Q, Lattorff H M G, Kryger P, Le Conte Y, Moritz R F A
Abstract excerpt
Nosema is a microsporidian parasite of the honeybee, which infects the epithelial cells of the gut. In Denmark, honeybee colonies have been selectively bred for the absence of Nosema over decades, resulting in a breeding line that is tolerant toward Nosema infections. As the tolerance toward the Nosema infection is a result of artificial selection, we screened chromosome 14 for a selective sweep with...
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