Differential viral levels and immune gene expression in three stocks of Apis mellifera induced by different numbers of Varroa destructor

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 72, Issue , 2015, Pages 28-34

  Khongphinitbunjong, Kitiphong ^a   de Guzman, Lilia I ^b   Tarver, Matthew R ^b   Rinderer, Thomas E ^b   Chen, Yanping ^c   Chantawannakul, Panuwan ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Apis mellifera; Deformed wing virus; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HONEYBEE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INOCULATION; MITE; NEW RECORD; PARASITE; PROTEIN; VIRAL DISEASE;

ACARI; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; DEFORMED WING VIRUS; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

ANIMAL; BEE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PICORNAVIRIDAE; PUPA; VARROIDAE; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; PICORNAVIRIDAE; PUPA; VARROIDAE;

EID: 84949117006     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2014.11.005     Document Type: Article

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