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Nosema ceranae in South American Native Stingless Bees and Social Wasp
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2017-04Registro en:
Porrini, Martín Pablo; Porrini, Leonardo Pablo; Garrido, Paula Melisa; Melo e Silva Neto, Carlos de; Porrini, Darío Pablo; et al.; Nosema ceranae in South American Native Stingless Bees and Social Wasp; Springer; Microbial Ecology; 74; 4; 4-2017; 761-764
0095-3628
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Autor
Porrini, Martín Pablo
Porrini, Leonardo Pablo
Garrido, Paula Melisa
Melo e Silva Neto, Carlos de
Porrini, Darío Pablo
Muller, Fernando
Nuñez, Laura Alejandra
Alvarez, Leopoldo Jesús
Fernandez Iriarte, Pedro Jose
Eguaras, Martin Javier
Resumen
Besides the incipient research effort, the role of parasites as drivers of the reduction affecting pollinator populations is mostly unknown. Given the worldwide extension of the beekeeping practice and the diversity of pathogens affecting Apis mellifera populations, honey bee colonies are a certain source of parasite dispersion to other species. Here, we communicate the detection of the microsporidium Nosema ceranae, a relatively new parasite of honey bees, in stingless bees (Meliponini) and the social wasp Polybia scutellaris (Vespidae) samples from Argentina and Brazil by means of duplex PCR. Beyond the geographic location of the nests, N. ceranae was detected in seven from the eight Meliponini species analyzed, while Nosema apis, another common parasite of A. mellifera, was absent in all samples tested. Further research is necessary to determine if the presence of the parasite is also associated with established infection in host tissues. The obtained information enriches the current knowledge about pathologies that can infect or, at least, be vectored by native wild pollinators from South America