Detection of Apicystis bombi (Apicomplexa: Neogregarinorida) in carpenter bees of Argentina [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023 Historically, the neogregarine Apicystis bombi was isolated almost exclusively from bumble bees (Bombus spp.) where it disrupts adipose tissue, increasing hosts’ mortality rates. Records in solitary bees are scarce worldwide. To check for its presence in
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Genetic Variability of the Neogregarine Apicystis bombi, an Etiological Agent of an Emergent Bumblebee Disease [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The worldwide spread of diseases is considered a major threat to biodiversity and a possible driver of the decline of pollinator populations, particularly when novel species or strains of parasites emerge. Previous studies have suggested that populations
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Prevalence and Distribution of Three Bumblebee Pathogens from the Czech Republic [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Bumblebees are significant pollinators for both wild plants and economically important crops. Due to the worldwide decrease in pollinators, it is crucial to monitor the prevalence and distribution of bumblebee pathogens.
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The Pathogens Spillover and Incidence Correlation in Bumblebees and Honeybees in Slovenia [PDF]
Pathogens, 2021 Slovenia has a long tradition of beekeeping and a high density of honeybee colonies, but less is known about bumblebees and their pathogens. Therefore, a study was conducted to define the incidence and prevalence of pathogens in bumblebees and to ...
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Urban habitat fragmentation and floral resources shape the occurrence of gut parasites in two bumblebee species [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Urbanization and the expansion of human activities foster radical ecosystem changes with cascading effects also involving host‐pathogen interactions. Urban pollinator insects face several stressors related to landscape and local scale features such as ...
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Dataset of the next-generation sequencing of variable 16S rRNA from bacteria and ITS2 regions from fungi and plants derived from honeybees kept under anthropogenic landscapes [PDF]
Data in Brief, 2021 Forager Apis melliefera honeybees were collected from four localities located in Europe, i.e.: London, UK; Athens, Greece; Marchamalo, Spain and Lublin, Poland. Furthermore, from Asia we have collected A. mellifera as well as A.
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Apicystis gen nov and Apicystis bombi (Liu, Macfarlane & Pengelly) comb nov (Protozoa: Neogregarinida), a cosmopolitan parasite of Bombus and Apis (Hymenoptera: Apidae) [PDF]
Apidologie, 1996 Un nouveau genre Apicystis et une nouvelle combinaison Apicystis bombi (Liu, Macfarlane & Pengelly) sont proposes pour le parasite neogregarine de Bombus spp et d'Apis mellifera. Le genre Apicystis se caracterise par des oocystes naviculaires ne renfermant que quatre sporozoites (fig 2) et differe fondamentalement de Mattesia qui possede des oocystes ...
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European Journal of Protistology, 2020 The molecular divergence, morphology and pathology of a cryptic gregarine that is related to the bee parasite Apicystis bombi Lipa and Triggiani, 1996 is described. The 18S ribosomal DNA gene sequence of the new gregarine was equally dissimilar to that of A.
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Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2017 Bumblebees provide pollination services not only to wildflowers but also to economically important crops. In the context of the global decline of pollinators, there is an increasing interest in determining the pathogen diversity of bumblebee species.
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The relationship between managed bees and the prevalence of parasites in bumblebees [PDF]
PeerJ, 2014 Honey bees and, more recently, bumblebees have been domesticated and are now managed commercially primarily for crop pollination, mixing with wild pollinators during foraging on shared flower resources.
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