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The first molecular detection and phylogenetic assessment of six honeybee viruses in Apis mellifera L. colonies in Bulgaria

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1 Agricultural and Stockbreeding Experimental Station, Agricultural Academy, Smolyan, Bulgaria
2 Department of Animal Diversity and Resources, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
3 Department of Pathology, Institute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Morphology and Anthropology with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
4 Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria
5 Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
DOI
10.7287/peerj.preprints.26595v1
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Subject Areas
Biodiversity, Entomology, Genetics, Virology
Keywords
Honey bee viruses, RT-PCR, Apis mellifera, Bulgaria
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© 2018 Shumkova et al.
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Shumkova R, Neov B, Sirakova D, Georgieva A, Teofanova D, Radoslavov G, Bouga M, Hristov P. 2018. The first molecular detection and phylogenetic assessment of six honeybee viruses in Apis mellifera L. colonies in Bulgaria. PeerJ Preprints 6:e26595v1

Abstract

Honey bee colonies suffer from various pathogens, including honey bee viruses. About 24 viruses have been reported so far. However, six of them are considered to cause severe infection which inflicts heavy losses on beekeeping. The aim of this study is to detect six honey bee viruses: deformed wing virus (DWV), acute bee paralysis virus (ABPV), chronic bee paralysis virus (CBPV), sacbrood virus (SBV), kashmir bee virus (KBV), and black queen cell virus (BQCV) by a Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). A total of 50 adult honey bee samples were obtained from apiaries situated in three different parts of the country (South, North and West Bulgaria).The results showed the highest prevalence of DWV (10/20 %), followed by SBV (6/12 %) and ABPV (2/4%), and one case of BQCV. A comparison with homology sequences available in GenBank was performed by phylogenetic analysis, and phylogenetic relationships were discussed in the context of newly described genotypes in the uninvestigated South Eastern region of Europe.In conclusion, the present study has been the first to provide sequencing data and phylogenetics analyses of some honey bee viruses in Bulgaria.

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Competing Interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Author Contributions

Rositsa Shumkova obtained the honey bee samples.

Boyko Neov performed the experiments.

Daniela Sirakova performed the experiments.

Ani Georgieva performed the experiments.

Denitsa Teofanova conceived and designed the experiments, analyzed the data, authored or reviewed drafts of the paper, approved the final draft.

Georgi Radoslavov conceived and designed the experiments, analyzed the data, contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools, prepared figures and/or tables, authored or reviewed drafts of the paper, approved the final draft.

Maria Bouga analyzed the data, authored or reviewed drafts of the paper, approved the final draft.

Peter Hristov conceived and designed the experiments, analyzed the data, contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools, prepared figures and/or tables, authored or reviewed drafts of the paper, approved the final draft.

Field Study Permissions

The following information was supplied relating to field study approvals (i.e., approving body and any reference numbers):

Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research - BAS gave permission.

DNA Deposition

The following information was supplied regarding the deposition of DNA sequences:

The obtained sequences (DWV - 388 bp, SBV -417 bp, ABPV – 435 bp and BQCV – 486 bp) were deposited in the GenBank database National Biotechnology Information Center (NCBI) under accession numbers MG599458-MG599464 and MG649495-MG649502.

Data Deposition

The following information was supplied regarding data availability:

The research in this article did not generate any raw data or code.

Funding

This work was supported by the National Scientific Fund of the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science, [grant numbers 06/10 17.12.20016]. We also thank all beekeepers for the samples collection. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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