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The first molecular characterization of Lake Sinai virus in honey bees (Apis mellifera) and Varroa destructor mites in Iran

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Ten Years of Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) in Hawaiian Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), the Dominant DWV-A Variant Is Potentially Being Replaced by Variants with a DWV-B Coding Sequence

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Genetic Strain Diversity of Multi-Host RNA Viruses that Infect a Wide Range of Pollinators and Associates is Shaped by Geographic Origins

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Direct Evidence for Infection of Varroa destructor Mites with the Bee-Pathogenic Deformed Wing Virus Variant B - but Not Variant A - via Fluorescence-in situ-Hybridization Analysis.

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(2019) Samuel D. Ramsey et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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A hybrid de novo genome assembly of the honeybee, Apis mellifera, with chromosome-length scaffolds

(2019) Andreas Wallberg et al.   BMC GENOMICS

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(2019) Stephen J. Martin et al.   Annual Review of Virology

Identification of new viral variants specific to the honey bee mite Varroa destructor

(2019) Salvador Herrero et al.   EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

Deformed wing virus type A, a major honey bee pathogen, is vectored by the mite Varroa destructor in a non-propagative manner

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The origins of global invasions of the German wasp (Vespula germanica) and its infection with four honey bee viruses

(2018) Evan C. Brenton-Rule et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

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Next-generation sequence data demonstrate several pathogenic bee viruses in Middle East and African honey bee subspecies (Apis mellifera syriaca, Apis mellifera intermissa) as well as their cohabiting pathogenic mites (Varroa destructor)

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A Diverse Range of Novel RNA Viruses in Geographically Distinct Honey Bee Populations

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A real-time PCR method for quantification of the total and major variant strains of the deformed wing virus

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Oldest Varroa tolerant honey bee population provides insight into the origins of the global decline of honey bees

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The virulent, emerging genotype B of Deformed wing virus is closely linked to overwinter honeybee worker loss

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Fine scale population genetic structure of Varroa destructor, an ectoparasitic mite of the honey bee (Apis mellifera)

(2016) Travis L. Dynes et al.   APIDOLOGIE

A mutualistic symbiosis between a parasitic mite and a pathogenic virus undermines honey bee immunity and health

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Elevated virulence of an emerging viral genotype as a driver of honeybee loss

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Deformed wing virus is a recent global epidemic in honeybees driven by Varroa mites

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Two novel viruses associated with the Apis mellifera pathogenic mite Varroa destructor

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The New Zealand experience of varroa invasion highlights research opportunities for Australia

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Dynamics of Apis mellifera Filamentous Virus (AmFV) Infections in Honey Bees and Relationships with Other Parasites

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Antennae hold a key to Varroa-sensitive hygiene behaviour in honey bees

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No Evidence of Enemy Release in Pathogen and Microbial Communities of Common Wasps (Vespula vulgaris) in Their Native and Introduced Range

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(2014) Benjamin Buchfink et al.   NATURE METHODS

On the Front Line: Quantitative Virus Dynamics in Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) Colonies along a New Expansion Front of the Parasite Varroa destructor

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The Trojan hives: pollinator pathogens, imported and distributed in bumblebee colonies

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(2013) Brian J Haas et al.   Nature Protocols

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Genetic structure of Varroa destructor populations infesting Apis mellifera colonies in Argentina

(2012) M. Maggi et al.   EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

BeeDoctor, a Versatile MLPA-Based Diagnostic Tool for Screening Bee Viruses

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Global Honey Bee Viral Landscape Altered by a Parasitic Mite

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Temporal Analysis of the Honey Bee Microbiome Reveals Four Novel Viruses and Seasonal Prevalence of Known Viruses, Nosema, and Crithidia

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Genomic survey of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor, a major pest of the honey bee Apis mellifera

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New Asian types ofVarroa destructor:a potential new threat for world apiculture

(2009) Maria Navajas et al.   APIDOLOGIE

BLAST+: architecture and applications

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Deformed wing virus: replication and viral load in mites (Varroa destructor)

(2009) S. Gisder et al.   JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY

Biology and control of Varroa destructor

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