Artículo
Lotmaria passim (Kinetoplastea: Trypanosomatidae) in honey bees from Argentina
Quintana, Silvina; Plischuk, Santiago
; Brasesco, Maria Constanza
; Revainera, Pablo Damian
; Genchi García, María Laura
; Bravi, Maria Emilia
; Reynaldi, Francisco José
; Eguaras, Martin Javier
; Maggi, Matías Daniel
Fecha de publicación:
04/2021
Editorial:
Elsevier Ireland
Revista:
Parasitology International
ISSN:
1383-5769
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
Clasificación temática:
Resumen
Lotmaria passim (Kinetoplastea) is considered the most prevalent as well as the most virulent trypanosomatid associated to the European honey bee Apis mellifera. We used qPCR to screen for the presence of this parasite in 57 samples from ten Argentinian provinces, and were able to detect its presence throughout most of the country with 41% of the samples testing positive. In a retrospective analysis, we detected L. passim in 73% of honey bee samples from 2006 showing that this flagellate has been widely present in Argentina for at least ~15 years. Additionally, three primer sets for L. passim detection were compared, with the pair that produced smallest PCR product having the best detection capability. Finally, we also found L. passim DNA in 100% (n = 6) of samples of the mite Varroa destructor. The role of this ectoparasite in the lifecycle of Lotmaria, if any, remains unrevealed.
Palabras clave:
APIS MELLIFERA
,
ENTOMOPATHOLOGY
,
MITE
,
QPCR
,
SOUTH AMERICA
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Articulos(CCT - MAR DEL PLATA)
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - MAR DEL PLATA
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - MAR DEL PLATA
Citación
Quintana, Silvina; Plischuk, Santiago; Brasesco, Maria Constanza; Revainera, Pablo Damian; Genchi García, María Laura; et al.; Lotmaria passim (Kinetoplastea: Trypanosomatidae) in honey bees from Argentina; Elsevier Ireland; Parasitology International; 81; 4-2021; 1-5
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