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Genetic variation and heteroplasmy of Varroa destructor inferred from ND4 mtDNA sequences.
Parasitology research - 1 Feb 2020
Muntaabski Irina, Russo Romina M, Liendo María C, Palacio María A, Cladera Jorge L, Lanzavecchia Silvia B, Scannapieco Alejandra C
Abstract excerpt
Varroa destructor, a parasitic mite of the western honey bee, Apis mellifera L., is a serious threat to colonies and beekeeping worldwide. Population genetics studies of the mite have provided information on two mitochondrial haplotypes infecting honey bee colonies, named K and J (after Korea and Japan, respectively, where they were originally identified). On the American continent, the K haplotype is much more...
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