TY  - JOUR
AU  - Vejnović, Branislav
AU  - Stevanović, Jevrosima
AU  - Schwarz, Ryan S.
AU  - Aleksić, Nevenka
AU  - Mirilović, Milorad
AU  - Jovanović, Nemanja M.
AU  - Stanimirović, Zoran
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1640
AB  - A recently described trypanosomatid species Lotmaria passim and the microsporidium Nosema ceranae infect the honey bee (Apis mellifera), but the interspecific dynamic of these two common gut parasites is unknown. In this study, a real-time qPCR assay was developed to enable the specific detection and quantification of L. passim. The annual dynamics of N. ceranae and L. passim infections were evaluated in ten A. mellifera colonies naturally infected with both parasites at one apiary in Serbia from March 2016 to March 2017. Ten samples (60 bees abdomens) were taken from each colony on 8 sampling occasions. L. passim infection level was evaluated with qPCR, while N. ceranae infection was measured by spore counts. N. ceranae infection level was significantly higher in comparison with that of L. passim (spore or cell equivalents/bee, respectively). Significant positive correlation between infection levels of the parasite species indicates their similar annual dynamics, whilst the differences in the levels of infection between particular months point to a seasonal pattern in the incidence of both parasites. The assay which has been developed and validated creates opportunity for detailed study of L. passim infection kinetics and the improvement in the management practices in beekeeping related to these two parasites.
PB  - Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego
T2  - Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
T1  - Quantitative PCR assessment of Lotmaria passim in Apis mellifera colonies co-infected naturally with Nosema ceranae
VL  - 151
SP  - 76
EP  - 81
DO  - 10.1016/j.jip.2017.11.003
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Vejnović, Branislav and Stevanović, Jevrosima and Schwarz, Ryan S. and Aleksić, Nevenka and Mirilović, Milorad and Jovanović, Nemanja M. and Stanimirović, Zoran",
year = "2018",
abstract = "A recently described trypanosomatid species Lotmaria passim and the microsporidium Nosema ceranae infect the honey bee (Apis mellifera), but the interspecific dynamic of these two common gut parasites is unknown. In this study, a real-time qPCR assay was developed to enable the specific detection and quantification of L. passim. The annual dynamics of N. ceranae and L. passim infections were evaluated in ten A. mellifera colonies naturally infected with both parasites at one apiary in Serbia from March 2016 to March 2017. Ten samples (60 bees abdomens) were taken from each colony on 8 sampling occasions. L. passim infection level was evaluated with qPCR, while N. ceranae infection was measured by spore counts. N. ceranae infection level was significantly higher in comparison with that of L. passim (spore or cell equivalents/bee, respectively). Significant positive correlation between infection levels of the parasite species indicates their similar annual dynamics, whilst the differences in the levels of infection between particular months point to a seasonal pattern in the incidence of both parasites. The assay which has been developed and validated creates opportunity for detailed study of L. passim infection kinetics and the improvement in the management practices in beekeeping related to these two parasites.",
publisher = "Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego",
journal = "Journal of Invertebrate Pathology",
title = "Quantitative PCR assessment of Lotmaria passim in Apis mellifera colonies co-infected naturally with Nosema ceranae",
volume = "151",
pages = "76-81",
doi = "10.1016/j.jip.2017.11.003"
}

Vejnović, B., Stevanović, J., Schwarz, R. S., Aleksić, N., Mirilović, M., Jovanović, N. M.,& Stanimirović, Z.. (2018). Quantitative PCR assessment of Lotmaria passim in Apis mellifera colonies co-infected naturally with Nosema ceranae. in Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego., 151, 76-81.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2017.11.003

Vejnović B, Stevanović J, Schwarz RS, Aleksić N, Mirilović M, Jovanović NM, Stanimirović Z. Quantitative PCR assessment of Lotmaria passim in Apis mellifera colonies co-infected naturally with Nosema ceranae. in Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 2018;151:76-81.
doi:10.1016/j.jip.2017.11.003 .

Vejnović, Branislav, Stevanović, Jevrosima, Schwarz, Ryan S., Aleksić, Nevenka, Mirilović, Milorad, Jovanović, Nemanja M., Stanimirović, Zoran, "Quantitative PCR assessment of Lotmaria passim in Apis mellifera colonies co-infected naturally with Nosema ceranae" in Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 151 (2018):76-81,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2017.11.003 . .