Short communication. First report of black queen-cell virus detection in honey bees (Apis mellifera) in Spain

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 322-325

  Higes, M ^a   Esperon F ^b   Sanchez Vizcaino J M ^b  

^a Centro Apicola Regional   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beehive mortality; Gross pathology; Infectious diseases; Nosema apis; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BLACK QUEEN CELL VIRUS; CRIPAVIRUS; DICISTROVIRIDAE; NOSEMA; NOSEMA APIS; NOSEMA CERANAE; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 34548793980     PISSN: 1695971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2007053-263     Document Type: Article

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