INVESTIGADORES
MAGGI Matias Daniel
artículos
Título:
First molecular detection of Apis mellifera filamentous virus (AmFV) in honey bees (Apis mellifera) in Argentina
Autor/es:
QUINTANA S; BRASESCO C; PORRINI L,; DI GERÓNIMO V; EGUARAS M; MAGGI M
Revista:
JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH
Editorial:
INT BEE RESEARCH ASSOC
Referencias:
Año: 2019
ISSN:
0021-8839
Resumen:
Although many honey bee RNA viruses have been correlated with colony declines,little is known regarding the potential role of DNA viruses. Apis mellifera filamentous virus (AmFV) is a large double stranded DNA virus of honeybees and its prevalence and relationship with other parasites is poorly known. In the present work we have described a high prevalence of AmFV in Argentinian apiaries, and a retrospective survey of archived honey bee samples revealed that AmFV has been present in Argentina since at least 2006. This is the first report involving AmFV in South America.
