A Novel Variant of Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) from the Invasive Honeybee (Apidae, Hymenoptera) and Its Ectoparasite (Acarina, Mesostigmata) in Taiwan

Overview

Journal Insects

Specialty Biology

Date 2023 Feb 25

PMID 36835672

Authors

Jin-Xuan Tian

Wen-Shi Tsai

I-Hsin Sung

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Abstract

The invasion of in Taiwan was first recorded in 2017. The deformed wing virus (DWV) has been identified as a common bee virus in apiculture around the world. Ectoparasitic mites are the main DWV vector for horizontal transmission. However, there are few studies about the ectoparasitic mite of , which has been found in . In this study, the prevalence of DWV among four hosts, including , , , and , was determined. The results showed that a high DWV-A prevalence rate in A. florea, ranging from 69.2% to 94.4%, was detected. Additionally, the genome of DWV isolates was sequenced and subjected to phylogenetic analysis based on the complete polyprotein sequence. Furthermore, isolates from and both formed a monophyletic group for the DWV-A lineage, and the sequence identity was 88% between the isolates and DWV-A reference strains. As noted above, two isolates could be the novel DWV strain. It cannot be excluded that novel DWV strains could pose an indirect threat to sympatric species, such as and .

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