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Disentangling the heterogeneity of Crithidia bombi infections in bumblebee populations [PDF]

, 2015
Weltweiter Biodiversitätsverlust und (neu) auftretende Infektionskrankheiten stellen eine ernsthafte Gefahr für Mensch und Umwelt dar und stehen im Fokus derzeitiger Forschungsaktivitäten. Hummeln spielen eine Schlüsselrolle bei der effektiven Bestäubung
Parsche, Susann
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Recognition and avoidance of contaminated flowers by foraging bumblebees (Bombus terrestris). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
Bumblebee colonies are founded by a single-mated queen. Due to this life history trait, bumblebees are more susceptible to parasites and diseases than polyandrous and/or polygynous social insects.
Bertrand Fouks, H Michael G Lattorff
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Short communication: First data on the prevalence and distribution of pathogens in bumblebees (Bombus terrestris and Bombus pascuorum) from Spain

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.
Clara Jabal-Uriel, Raquel Martín-Hernández, Concepcion Ornosa, Mariano Higes, Eduardo Berriatua, Pilar De la Rua   +5 more
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Unbiased RNA Shotgun Metagenomics in Social and Solitary Wild Bees Detects Associations with Eukaryote Parasites and New Viruses. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
The diversity of eukaryote organisms and viruses associated with wild bees remains poorly characterized in contrast to the well-documented pathosphere of the western honey bee, Apis mellifera.
Karel Schoonvaere, Lina De Smet, Guy Smagghe, Andy Vierstraete, Bart P Braeckman, Dirk C de Graaf   +5 more
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Immune gene expression in Bombus terrestris: signatures of infection despite strong variation among populations, colonies, and sister workers. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Ecological immunology relies on variation in resistance to parasites. Colonies of the bumblebee Bombus terrestris vary in their susceptibility to the trypanosome gut parasite Crithidia bombi, which reduces colony fitness.
Franziska S Brunner, Paul Schmid-Hempel, Seth M Barribeau   +2 more
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The Epidemiological Situation of the Managed Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Colonies in the Italian Region Emilia-Romagna

Veterinary Sciences, 2022
The recent decades witnessed the collapse of honey bee colonies at a global level. The major drivers of this collapse include both individual and synergic pathogen actions, threatening the colonies’ survival.
Giovanni Cilia, Elena Tafi, Laura Zavatta, Valeria Caringi, Antonio Nanetti   +4 more
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Amplicon Sequencing of Variable 16S rRNA from Bacteria and ITS2 Regions from Fungi and Plants, Reveals Honeybee Susceptibility to Diseases Results from Their Forage Availability under Anthropogenic Landscapes

Pathogens, 2021
European Apis mellifera and Asian Apis cerana honeybees are essential crop pollinators. Microbiome studies can provide complex information on health and fitness of these insects in relation to environmental changes, and plant availability.
Aneta A. Ptaszyńska, Przemyslaw Latoch, Paul J. Hurd, Andrew Polaszek, Joanna Michalska-Madej, Łukasz Grochowalski, Dominik Strapagiel, Sebastian Gnat, Daniel Załuski, Marek Gancarz, Robert Rusinek, Patcharin Krutmuang, Raquel Martín Hernández, Mariano Higes Pascual, Agata L. Starosta   +14 more
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Does pathogen spillover from commercially reared bumble bees threaten wild pollinators? [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2008
The conservation of insect pollinators is drawing attention because of reported declines in bee species and the 'ecosystem services' they provide. This issue has been brought to a head by recent devastating losses of honey bees throughout North America ...
Michael C Otterstatter, James D Thomson
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Genetic variation and microbiota in bumble bees cross-infected by different strains of C. bombi

PLoS ONE, 2022
The bumblebee Bombus terrestris is commonly infected by a trypanosomatid gut parasite Crithidia bombi. This system shows a striking degree of genetic specificity where host genotypes are susceptible to different genotypes of parasite.
Seth M. Barribeau, Paul Schmid-Hempel, Jean-Claude Walser, Stefan Zoller, Martina Berchtold, Regula Schmid-Hempel, Niklaus Zemp   +6 more
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Interspecific geographic distribution and variation of the pathogens Nosema bombi and Crithidia species in United States bumble bee populations

, 2012
Cordes N, Huang W-F, Strange JP, et al. Interspecific geographic distribution and variation of the pathogens Nosema bombi and Crithidia species in United States bumble bee populations. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 2012;109(2):209-216.Several bumble
James P Strange, Cameron, S. A., Griswold, Terry L., Sydney A Cameron, Solter, Leellen F., Nils Cordes, Leellen F Solter, Leellen F. Solter, Sydney A. Cameron, Huang, Wei-Fone, Huang, F., Jeffrey D Lozier, Terry L. Griswold, Lozier, J. D., Terry L Griswold, James P. Strange, Jeffrey D. Lozier, Cordes, Nils ; https://orcid.org/, Strange, James P., Solter, L. F., Cameron, Sydney A., Lozier, Jeffrey D., Cordes, N., Wei-Fone Huang   +23 more
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