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Deformed wing virus can be transmitted during natural mating in honey bees and infect the queens

Deformed wing virus is an important contributor to honey bee colony losses. Frequently queen failure is reported as a cause for colony loss. Here we examine whether sexual transmission during multiple matings of queens is a possible way of virus infection in queens. In an environment with high preva...

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Published in:Sci Rep
Main Authors: Amiri, Esmaeil, Meixner, Marina D., Kryger, Per
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5016801/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27608961
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep33065
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