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Replication of varroa destructor virus 1 (VDV-1) and a varroa destructor virus 1-deformed wing virus recombinant (VDV-1-DWV) in the head of the honey bee

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2011

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417

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Zioni, N., Entomology Department, The Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel
Soroker, V., Entomology Department, The Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel
Chejanovsky, N., Entomology Department, The Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel

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A country-wide screen for viral pathogens in Israeli apiaries revealed significant incidence of deformed wing virus (DWV) and Varroa destructor-1 virus (VDV-1). To understand these viruses' possible involvement in deformed wing syndrome of honey bees, we studied their replication in symptomatically and asymptomatically infected bees qualitatively and quantitatively, using RT-PCR, quantitative real-time RT-PCR, and immunodetection of the major viral capsid protein VP1. We found, for the first time, replication of VDV-1 and/or a VDV-1-DWV recombinant virus in the heads of recently emerged symptomatic bees. These viruses replicated to high copy numbers, yielding the major viral capsid VP1 processed for subsequent assembly of viral particles. Our results clearly distinguished between symptomatic and asymptomatic bees infected with VDV-1 and VDV-1-DWV and suggest the hypothesis that VDV-1, in addition to DWV, may be involved in inducing the deformed wing pathology. Thus VDV-1-DWV recombination may yield virulent strains able to cause overt infections in Varroa-infested bee colonies. © 2011 Elsevier Inc.

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