INVESTIGADORES
MEROI ARCERITO Facundo Rene
artículos
Título:
Phoretic mites on South American bumblebees (Bombus spp.) as parasite carriers: a historical input
Autor/es:
REVAINERA P.; QUINTANA S.; FERNANDEZ DE LANDA G.; MEROI ARCERITO F.R.; MARIANO LUCIA; ABRAHAMOVICH A.; PLISCHUK S.; EGUARAS M.; MAGGI M.
Revista:
APIDOLOGIE
Editorial:
EDP SCIENCES S A
Referencias:
Lugar: Paris; Año: 2020
ISSN:
0044-8435
Resumen:
Phoretic mites associated with bumblebees are considered commensals that representlittle or no risk for their hosts. The aim of the present study was to assess the potentialrole of the phoretic mites Pneumolaelaps longanalis and Parasitellus fucorum, ascarriers of parasites that are known to affect bees. Mites were extracted frombumblebees dating between 1945 and 1981 which belong to museum collections, andfrom a freshly collected queen. The DNA was extracted, amplified, and the finalproducts were sequenced and analyzed. Parasite?s DNA was found in all samples.Ascosphaera spp., Crithidia bombi, Lotmaria passim and Nosema ceranae werepresent in both mite species. Moreover, DNA from Apis mellifera filamentous virus(AmFV), Apicystis bombi, Ascosphaera apis, Nosema apis and Nosema bombi wasfound in P. longanalis. This study represents the oldest report of parasite?s DNA inbumblebee phoretic mites, highlighting the relevance of museum samples for historicalstudies in parasitology.
