Two Pathogenic Fungi Isolated From Chalkbrood Samples and Honey Bee Viruses They Carried.

ABSTRACT: Ascosphaera apis and some Aspergillus species are the main pathogenic fungi of honey bee, and A. apis is the pathogen of chalkbrood disease. However, the infection mechanism of them is incompletely known and it is still unclear whether other factors impact their pathogenesis. In this study, Aspergillus tubingensis were obtained from the chalkbrood bee samples for the first time. Our results showed that A. tubingensis could promote the accumulation of the spores of A. apis. Pathogenicity test found that inoculation of the spores of the two fungi alone or their combination could induce disease characterization of chalkbrood and stonebrood but the extent was less than those in field. To further identify other pathogens impacted the pathogenesis, we fo

SUBMITTER: Cheng X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9039454 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature