Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3430369 | Virus Research | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Detection of Chronic bee paralysis virus (CBPV) is reported for the first time in two species of ants (Camponotus vagus and Formica rufa) and in Varroa destructor. A quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) method was used to detect and quantify CBPV in infected bees, ants and mites. A minus-strand-specific RT-PCR was used to assess viral replication. These results suggest a new way by which the infection may be spread and other sites of viral persistence in the close apiary environment.
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Authors
Olivier Celle, Philippe Blanchard, Violaine Olivier, Frank Schurr, Nicolas Cougoule, Jean-Paul Faucon, Magali Ribière,