Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8382491 | European Journal of Protistology | 2018 | 25 Pages |
Abstract
Nosema ceranae is now a widespread honey bee pathogen with high incidence in apiculture. Rapid and reliable detection and quantification methods are a matter of concern for research community, nowadays mainly relying on the use of biomolecular techniques such as PCR, RT-PCR or HRMA. The aim of this technical paper is to provide a new qPCR assay, based on the highly-conserved protein coding gene Hsp70, to detect and quantify the microsporidian Nosema ceranae affecting the western honey bee Apis mellifera. The validation steps to assess efficiency, sensitivity, specificity and robustness of the assay are described also.
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Authors
Giovanni Cilia, Riccardo Cabbri, Giacomo Maiorana, Ilaria Cardaio, Raffaele Dall'Olio, Antonio Nanetti,