First molecular detection of a viral pathogen in Ugandan honey bees

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-156

  Kajobe, Robert ^a   Marris, Gay ^b   Budge, Giles ^b   Laurenson, Lynn ^b   Cordoni, Guido ^b   Jones, Ben ^b   Wilkins, Selwyn ^b   Cuthbertson, Andrew G S ^b   Brown, Mike A ^b  

^a National Livestock Resources Research Institute (NaLIRRI)   (Uganda)

^b FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BQCV; Distribution; PCR; Ugandan honey bees; Viral pathogens

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; INSECT VIRUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UGANDA; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BEES; INSECT VIRUSES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UGANDA; VIRUS DISEASES;

ACUTE BEE PARALYSIS VIRUS; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BLACK QUEEN CELL VIRUS; CHRONIC BEE PARALYSIS VIRUS; DEFORMED WING VIRUS; DICISTROVIRIDAE; SACBROOD VIRUS;

EID: 77954841441     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2010.02.007     Document Type: Article

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