Colonisation patterns of Nosema ceranae in the Azores Archipelago
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Resumo: | Nosema ceranae is a highly prevalent pathogen of Apis mellifera, which is distributed worldwide. However, there may still exist isolated areas that remain free of N. ceranae. Herein, we used molecular tools to survey the Azores to detect N. ceranae and unravel its colonisation patterns. To that end, we sampled 474 colonies from eight islands in 2014/2015 and 91 from four islands in 2020. The findings revealed that N. ceranae was not only present but also the dominant species in the Azores. In 2014/2015, N. apis was rare and N. ceranae prevalence varied between 2.7% in São Jorge and 50.7% in Pico. In 2020, N. ceranae prevalence increased significantly (p < 0.001) in Terceira and São Jorge also showing higher infection levels. The spatiotemporal patterns suggest that N. ceranae colonised the archipelago recently, and it rapidly spread across other islands, where at least two independent introductions might have occurred. Flores and Santa Maria have escaped the N. ceranae invasion, and it is remarkable that Santa Maria is also free of Varroa destructor, which makes it one of the last places in Europe where the honey bee remains naive to these two major biotic stressors. |
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Colonisation patterns of Nosema ceranae in the Azores ArchipelagoApis melliferaHoney beeNosema apisReal-time qPCR;PrevalenceInfection levelsVarroa destructorVairimorphaNosema ceranae is a highly prevalent pathogen of Apis mellifera, which is distributed worldwide. However, there may still exist isolated areas that remain free of N. ceranae. Herein, we used molecular tools to survey the Azores to detect N. ceranae and unravel its colonisation patterns. To that end, we sampled 474 colonies from eight islands in 2014/2015 and 91 from four islands in 2020. The findings revealed that N. ceranae was not only present but also the dominant species in the Azores. In 2014/2015, N. apis was rare and N. ceranae prevalence varied between 2.7% in São Jorge and 50.7% in Pico. In 2020, N. ceranae prevalence increased significantly (p < 0.001) in Terceira and São Jorge also showing higher infection levels. The spatiotemporal patterns suggest that N. ceranae colonised the archipelago recently, and it rapidly spread across other islands, where at least two independent introductions might have occurred. Flores and Santa Maria have escaped the N. ceranae invasion, and it is remarkable that Santa Maria is also free of Varroa destructor, which makes it one of the last places in Europe where the honey bee remains naive to these two major biotic stressors.This research was funded by Portuguese funds through FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia) in the framework of the project BeeHappy grant number POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029871. ARL was supported by a PhD scholarship (SFRH/BD/143627/2019) from the FCT. FCT provided financial support by national funds (FCT/MCTES) to CIMO (UIDB/00690/2020).Biblioteca Digital do IPBLopes, Ana RitaMartín-Hernández, RaquelHiges, MarianoSegura, Sara K.Henriques, DoraPinto, M. Alice2023-01-16T10:45:03Z20222022-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/26508engLopes, Ana Rita; Martín-Hernández, Raquel; Higes, Mariano; Segura, Sara Kafafi; Henriques, Dora; Pinto, Maria Alice (2022). Colonisation patterns of Nosema ceranae in the Azores Archipelago. Veterinary Sciences. EISSN 2306-7381. 9:7, p. 1-1610.3390/vetsci90703202306-7381info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-21T10:59:07Zoai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/26508Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T23:17:01.246484Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Colonisation patterns of Nosema ceranae in the Azores Archipelago |
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Colonisation patterns of Nosema ceranae in the Azores Archipelago |
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Colonisation patterns of Nosema ceranae in the Azores Archipelago Lopes, Ana Rita Apis mellifera Honey bee Nosema apis Real-time qPCR; Prevalence Infection levels Varroa destructor Vairimorpha |
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Colonisation patterns of Nosema ceranae in the Azores Archipelago |
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Colonisation patterns of Nosema ceranae in the Azores Archipelago |
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Colonisation patterns of Nosema ceranae in the Azores Archipelago |
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Colonisation patterns of Nosema ceranae in the Azores Archipelago |
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Colonisation patterns of Nosema ceranae in the Azores Archipelago |
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Lopes, Ana Rita |
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Lopes, Ana Rita Martín-Hernández, Raquel Higes, Mariano Segura, Sara K. Henriques, Dora Pinto, M. Alice |
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Martín-Hernández, Raquel Higes, Mariano Segura, Sara K. Henriques, Dora Pinto, M. Alice |
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Biblioteca Digital do IPB |
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Lopes, Ana Rita Martín-Hernández, Raquel Higes, Mariano Segura, Sara K. Henriques, Dora Pinto, M. Alice |
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Apis mellifera Honey bee Nosema apis Real-time qPCR; Prevalence Infection levels Varroa destructor Vairimorpha |
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Apis mellifera Honey bee Nosema apis Real-time qPCR; Prevalence Infection levels Varroa destructor Vairimorpha |
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Nosema ceranae is a highly prevalent pathogen of Apis mellifera, which is distributed worldwide. However, there may still exist isolated areas that remain free of N. ceranae. Herein, we used molecular tools to survey the Azores to detect N. ceranae and unravel its colonisation patterns. To that end, we sampled 474 colonies from eight islands in 2014/2015 and 91 from four islands in 2020. The findings revealed that N. ceranae was not only present but also the dominant species in the Azores. In 2014/2015, N. apis was rare and N. ceranae prevalence varied between 2.7% in São Jorge and 50.7% in Pico. In 2020, N. ceranae prevalence increased significantly (p < 0.001) in Terceira and São Jorge also showing higher infection levels. The spatiotemporal patterns suggest that N. ceranae colonised the archipelago recently, and it rapidly spread across other islands, where at least two independent introductions might have occurred. Flores and Santa Maria have escaped the N. ceranae invasion, and it is remarkable that Santa Maria is also free of Varroa destructor, which makes it one of the last places in Europe where the honey bee remains naive to these two major biotic stressors. |
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Lopes, Ana Rita; Martín-Hernández, Raquel; Higes, Mariano; Segura, Sara Kafafi; Henriques, Dora; Pinto, Maria Alice (2022). Colonisation patterns of Nosema ceranae in the Azores Archipelago. Veterinary Sciences. EISSN 2306-7381. 9:7, p. 1-16 10.3390/vetsci9070320 2306-7381 |
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