Colonisation Patterns of Nosema ceranae in the Azores Archipelago

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,...

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Autores: Lopes, Ana Rita, Martín Hernández, Raquel, Higes, Mariano, Kafafi Segura, Sara, Henriques, Dora, Pinto, Maria Alice
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/72546
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Palabra clave:595.799
576.89
Apis mellifera
Honey bee
Nosema apis
Real-time qPCR
Prevalence
Infection levels
Varroa destructor
Vairimorpha
Insectos
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spelling Colonisation Patterns of Nosema ceranae in the Azores ArchipelagoLopes, Ana RitaMartín Hernández, RaquelHiges, MarianoKafafi Segura, SaraHenriques, DoraPinto, Maria Alice595.799576.89Apis melliferaHoney beeNosema apisReal-time qPCRPrevalenceInfection levelsVarroa destructorVairimorphaInsectos2413 Biología de Insectos (Entomología)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.MDPIUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20222022-06-2520222022-06-25journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/72546reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Atribución 3.0 Españahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/725462026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Colonisation Patterns of Nosema ceranae in the Azores Archipelago
title Colonisation Patterns of Nosema ceranae in the Azores Archipelago
spellingShingle Colonisation Patterns of Nosema ceranae in the Azores Archipelago
Lopes, Ana Rita
595.799
576.89
Apis mellifera
Honey bee
Nosema apis
Real-time qPCR
Prevalence
Infection levels
Varroa destructor
Vairimorpha
Insectos
2413 Biología de Insectos (Entomología)
title_short Colonisation Patterns of Nosema ceranae in the Azores Archipelago
title_full Colonisation Patterns of Nosema ceranae in the Azores Archipelago
title_fullStr Colonisation Patterns of Nosema ceranae in the Azores Archipelago
title_full_unstemmed Colonisation Patterns of Nosema ceranae in the Azores Archipelago
title_sort Colonisation Patterns of Nosema ceranae in the Azores Archipelago
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Lopes, Ana Rita
Martín Hernández, Raquel
Higes, Mariano
Kafafi Segura, Sara
Henriques, Dora
Pinto, Maria Alice
author Lopes, Ana Rita
author_facet Lopes, Ana Rita
Martín Hernández, Raquel
Higes, Mariano
Kafafi Segura, Sara
Henriques, Dora
Pinto, Maria Alice
author_role author
author2 Martín Hernández, Raquel
Higes, Mariano
Kafafi Segura, Sara
Henriques, Dora
Pinto, Maria Alice
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author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 595.799
576.89
Apis mellifera
Honey bee
Nosema apis
Real-time qPCR
Prevalence
Infection levels
Varroa destructor
Vairimorpha
Insectos
2413 Biología de Insectos (Entomología)
topic 595.799
576.89
Apis mellifera
Honey bee
Nosema apis
Real-time qPCR
Prevalence
Infection levels
Varroa destructor
Vairimorpha
Insectos
2413 Biología de Insectos (Entomología)
description 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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