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Phenomic analysis of the honey bee pathogen-web and its dynamics on colony productivity, health and social immunity behaviors.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2022
Borba Renata S, Hoover Shelley E, Currie Robert W, Giovenazzo Pierre, Guarna M Marta, Foster Leonard J, Zayed Amro, Pernal Stephen F
Abstract excerpt
Many pathogens and parasites have evolved to overwhelm and suppress their host's immune system. Nevertheless, the interactive effects of these agents on colony productivity and wintering success have been relatively unexplored, particularly in large-scale phenomic studies. As a defense mechanism, honey bees have evolved remarkable social behaviors to defend against pathogen and parasite challenges, which reduce...
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