Geographical distribution and molecular detection of Nosema ceranae from indigenous honey bees of Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to detect the infection level of honey bees with Nosema apis and/or Nosema ceranae using microscopic and molecular analysis from indigenous honeybee race of eight Saudi Arabian geographical regions. A detailed survey was conducted and fifty apiaries were chosen at random from these locations. Infection level was determined both by microscope and Multiplex-PCR and data were analyzed using bioinformatics tools and phylogenetic analysis. Result showed that N. ceranae was the only species infecting indigenous honeybee colonies in Saudi Arabia. As determined by microscope, Nosema spores were found to be in 20.59% of total samples colonies, while 58% of the samples evaluated by PCR were found to be positive for N. ceranae, with the high

SUBMITTER: Ansari MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5478367 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature