Bee pathogens found in Bombus atratus from Colombia: A case study

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 129, Issue , 2015, Pages 36-39

  Gamboa, Viviana ^a   Ravoet, Jorgen ^b   Brunain, Marleen ^b   Smagghe, Guy ^b   Meeus, Ivan ^b   Figueroa, Judith ^a   Riaño, Diego ^c   De Graaf, Dirk C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSIDAD MILITAR NUEVA GRANADA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Acute Bee Paralysis Virus; Apicystis bombi; Black Queen Cell Virus; Bombus atratus; Crithidia bombi; Lake Sinai Virus; Nosema ceranae; Pathogen; Sacbrood Virus

Indexed keywords

ACUTE BEE PARALYSIS VIRUS; APOIDEA; BLACK QUEEN CELL VIRUS; BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS ATRATUS; BOMBUS RUDERATUS; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; CRITHIDIA BOMBI; NOSEMA CERANAE; SACBROOD VIRUS;

ANIMAL; BEE; COLOMBIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEES; COLOMBIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84930660602     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2015.05.013     Document Type: Article

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