Nationwide genomic surveillance reveals the prevalence and evolution of honeybee viruses in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The economic and environmental value of honeybees has been severely challenged in recent years by the collapse of their colonies worldwide, often caused by outbreaks of infectious diseases. However, our understanding of the diversity, prevalence, and transmission of honeybee viruses is largely obscure due to a lack of large-scale and longitudinal genomic surveillance on a global scale.

Results

We report the meta-transcriptomic sequencing of nearly 2000 samples of the two most important economic and widely maintained honeybee species, as well as an associated ectoparasite mite, collected across China during 2016-2019. We document the natural diversity and evolution of honeybee viruses in China, providing evidence that multiple viruses commonly co-circulate within i

SUBMITTER: Li N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9832778 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature