Novel Insights into Honeybee Virus and Other Pathogens
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Viral Pathogens".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 March 2024) | Viewed by 6611
Special Issue Editor
Interests: wild pollinators and their protection; honeybee immunity; new therapeutic substances against honeybee diseases
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Viruses pose a significant threat to the health and well‐being of Apis mellifera. Honeybees can be infected with many viruses. Sacbrood virus was the first bee-infecting virus to be described in the scientific literature in 1913, and approximately 20 more viruses were subsequently described based on their symptoms in bees. With new molecular biology tools, it is now possible to use DNA to identify viruses infecting bees, even if there are no symptoms. Furthermore, viruses are connected with other bee pathogens and can be transmitted rapidly, representing a threat to the whole honeybee colony.
For this Special Issue of Pathogens, we welcome the submission of reviews, opinions, and original research focusing on infectious diseases in honeybees caused by viruses and other pathogens.
Dr. Aneta A. Ptaszyńska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- virus infection
- pathogens
- honeybees
- immunity
- diseases
- antimicrobial peptides
- host–pathogen interactions
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