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Partial Detection of Nosema Ceranae in Honeybees Apis mellifera L. and Molecular Characterization of Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase I Gene

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Last updated: 07 Jan 2025

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Plant protection and plant diseases

Abstract

Honey beekeeping is a large-scale global industry in the world; bee health suffers from one of the most dangerous diseases by Vairimorpha (Nosema) pathogen. The molecular genetic diversity among the collected honeybee populations was investigated using the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI). To determine the level of Vairimorpha (Nosema) ceranae (V. ceranae) concentration within honeybee individuals in the colony, we dissected the honeybee and extracted the midgut, ovary from newly hatched virgin queens, and hypopharengeal gland and midgut from newly hatch worker bees. The spores were counted initially using light microscopy. The quality and quantity were determined by conventional PCR and qPCR technology to track infection levels. The sequence of COI showed that belong to Apis mellifera Arabia haplotype by 99% and by 78% to African haplotype Apis mellifera capensis. Vairimorpha ceranae with significant differences ranged from 0.90×106 spore/bee to 18.0×106 spore/bee (samples code C7) for adult bees. While the copies number of V. ceranae varied from one organ to another, the pathogen was in newly hatched workers or virgin's queens higher than old generation. The hypopharengeal glands in new hatch honeybees' workers were the most infected of all organs by 25.49×106 copies. These results demonstrate the importance of maintain proper quarantine measures to reduce infection. Also, these results could explain how V. ceranae pathogen is transmitted vertically and horizontally within and between the colonies.

DOI

10.21608/nvjas.2024.345095.1301

Keywords

Apis mellifera, COI, Nosema ceranae, RT-PCR, Microscopy examination

Authors

First Name

Rasha

Last Name

Farag

MiddleName

Mohamad

Affiliation

Honeybee Research Department, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agriculture Research Centre, Giza, Egypt

Email

blackhorse_adham@yahoo.com

City

Giza

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First Name

Heba

Last Name

Syam

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Honeybee Research Department, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agriculture Research Centre, Giza, Egypt

Email

heba.seyam@yahoo.com

City

Giza

Orcid

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First Name

Fatma

Last Name

Mahmoud

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

fatma_mahmoud2726@yahoo.com

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Volume

4

Article Issue

4

Related Issue

50937

Issue Date

2024-10-01

Receive Date

2024-12-13

Publish Date

2024-12-31

Page Start

41

Page End

54

Print ISSN

2805-2420

Online ISSN

2805-2439

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https://nvjas.journals.ekb.eg/article_400813.html

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400,813

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Original Research

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2,101

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Journal

Publication Title

New Valley Journal of Agricultural Science

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https://nvjas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Partial Detection of Nosema Ceranae in Honeybees Apis mellifera L. and Molecular Characterization of Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase I Gene

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07 Jan 2025