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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'Hosts can carry many viruses in their bodies, but not all of them cause disease.
We studied ants as a social host to determine both their overall viral repertoire
and the subset of actively infecting viruses across natural populations of three
subfamilies: the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile, Dolichoderinae), the invasive
garden ant (Lasius neglectus, Formicinae) and the red ant (Myrmica rubra, Myrmicinae).
We used a dual sequencing strategy to reconstruct complete virus genomes by RNA-seq
and to simultaneously determine the small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) by small RNA
sequencing (sRNA-seq), which constitute the host antiviral RNAi immune response.
This approach led to the discovery of 41 novel viruses in ants and revealed a
host ant-specific RNAi response (21 vs. 22 nt siRNAs) in the different ant species.
The efficiency of the RNAi response (sRNA/RNA read count ratio) depended on the
virus and the respective ant species, but not its population. Overall, we found
the highest virus abundance and diversity per population in Li. humile, followed
by La. neglectus and M. rubra. Argentine ants also shared a high proportion of
viruses between populations, whilst overlap was nearly absent in M. rubra. Only
one of the 59 viruses was found to infect two of the ant species as hosts, revealing
high host-specificity in active infections. In contrast, six viruses actively
infected one ant species, but were found as contaminants only in the others. Disentangling
spillover of disease-causing infection from non-infecting contamination across
species is providing relevant information for disease ecology and ecosystem management.'
acknowledgement: "We thank D.J. Obbard for sharing the details of the dual RNA-seq/sRNA-seq
approach, S.\r\nMetzler and R. Ferrigato for the photographs (Figure 1), M. Konrad,
B. Casillas-Perez, C.D.\r\nPull and X. Espadaler for help with ant collection, and
the Social Immunity Team at IST\r\nAustria, in particular J. Robb, A. Franschitz,
E. Naderlinger, E. Dawson and B. Casillas-Perez\r\nfor support and comments on the
manuscript. The study was funded by the Austrian Science\r\nFund (FWF; M02076-B25
to MAF) and the Academy of Finland (343022 to LV). "
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- first_name: Lumi
full_name: Viljakainen, Lumi
last_name: Viljakainen
- first_name: Matthias
full_name: Fürst, Matthias
id: 393B1196-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Fürst
orcid: 0000-0002-3712-925X
- first_name: Anna V
full_name: Grasse, Anna V
id: 406F989C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Grasse
- first_name: Jaana
full_name: Jurvansuu, Jaana
last_name: Jurvansuu
- first_name: Jinook
full_name: Oh, Jinook
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last_name: Oh
orcid: 0000-0001-7425-2372
- first_name: Lassi
full_name: Tolonen, Lassi
last_name: Tolonen
- first_name: Thomas
full_name: Eder, Thomas
last_name: Eder
- first_name: Thomas
full_name: Rattei, Thomas
last_name: Rattei
- first_name: Sylvia
full_name: Cremer, Sylvia
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citation:
ama: Viljakainen L, Fürst M, Grasse AV, et al. Antiviral immune response reveals
host-specific virus infections in natural ant populations. Frontiers in Microbiology.
2023;14. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1119002
apa: Viljakainen, L., Fürst, M., Grasse, A. V., Jurvansuu, J., Oh, J., Tolonen,
L., … Cremer, S. (2023). Antiviral immune response reveals host-specific virus
infections in natural ant populations. Frontiers in Microbiology. Frontiers.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1119002
chicago: Viljakainen, Lumi, Matthias Fürst, Anna V Grasse, Jaana Jurvansuu, Jinook
Oh, Lassi Tolonen, Thomas Eder, Thomas Rattei, and Sylvia Cremer. “Antiviral Immune
Response Reveals Host-Specific Virus Infections in Natural Ant Populations.” Frontiers
in Microbiology. Frontiers, 2023. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1119002.
ieee: L. Viljakainen et al., “Antiviral immune response reveals host-specific
virus infections in natural ant populations,” Frontiers in Microbiology,
vol. 14. Frontiers, 2023.
ista: Viljakainen L, Fürst M, Grasse AV, Jurvansuu J, Oh J, Tolonen L, Eder T, Rattei
T, Cremer S. 2023. Antiviral immune response reveals host-specific virus infections
in natural ant populations. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14, 1119002.
mla: Viljakainen, Lumi, et al. “Antiviral Immune Response Reveals Host-Specific
Virus Infections in Natural Ant Populations.” Frontiers in Microbiology,
vol. 14, 1119002, Frontiers, 2023, doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1119002.
short: L. Viljakainen, M. Fürst, A.V. Grasse, J. Jurvansuu, J. Oh, L. Tolonen, T.
Eder, T. Rattei, S. Cremer, Frontiers in Microbiology 14 (2023).
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abstract:
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text: Social insect colonies have evolved many collectively performed adaptations
that reduce the impact of infectious disease and that are expected to maximize
their fitness. This colony-level protection is termed social immunity, and it
enhances the health and survival of the colony. In this review, we address how
social immunity emerges from its mechanistic components to produce colony-level
disease avoidance, resistance, and tolerance. To understand the evolutionary causes
and consequences of social immunity, we highlight the need for studies that evaluate
the effects of social immunity on colony fitness. We discuss the role that host
life history and ecology have on predicted eco-evolutionary dynamics, which differ
among the social insect lineages. Throughout the review, we highlight current
gaps in our knowledge and promising avenues for future research, which we hope
will bring us closer to an integrated understanding of socio-eco-evo-immunology.
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last_name: Pull
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- first_name: Matthias
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citation:
ama: 'Cremer S, Pull C, Fürst M. Social immunity: Emergence and evolution of colony-level
disease protection. Annual Review of Entomology. 2018;63:105-123. doi:10.1146/annurev-ento-020117-043110'
apa: 'Cremer, S., Pull, C., & Fürst, M. (2018). Social immunity: Emergence and
evolution of colony-level disease protection. Annual Review of Entomology.
Annual Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ento-020117-043110'
chicago: 'Cremer, Sylvia, Christopher Pull, and Matthias Fürst. “Social Immunity:
Emergence and Evolution of Colony-Level Disease Protection.” Annual Review
of Entomology. Annual Reviews, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ento-020117-043110.'
ieee: 'S. Cremer, C. Pull, and M. Fürst, “Social immunity: Emergence and evolution
of colony-level disease protection,” Annual Review of Entomology, vol.
63. Annual Reviews, pp. 105–123, 2018.'
ista: 'Cremer S, Pull C, Fürst M. 2018. Social immunity: Emergence and evolution
of colony-level disease protection. Annual Review of Entomology. 63, 105–123.'
mla: 'Cremer, Sylvia, et al. “Social Immunity: Emergence and Evolution of Colony-Level
Disease Protection.” Annual Review of Entomology, vol. 63, Annual Reviews,
2018, pp. 105–23, doi:10.1146/annurev-ento-020117-043110.'
short: S. Cremer, C. Pull, M. Fürst, Annual Review of Entomology 63 (2018) 105–123.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:48:36Z
date_published: 2018-01-07T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-09-19T09:29:45Z
day: '07'
department:
- _id: SyCr
doi: 10.1146/annurev-ento-020117-043110
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issn:
- 1545-4487
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publisher: Annual Reviews
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year: '2018'
...
---
_id: '1262'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) have contributed significantly to the
current biodiversity crisis, leading to widespread epidemics and population loss.
Owing to genetic variation in pathogen virulence, a complete understanding of
species decline requires the accurate identification and characterization of EIDs.
We explore this issue in the Western honeybee, where increasing mortality of populations
in the Northern Hemisphere has caused major concern. Specifically, we investigate
the importance of genetic identity of the main suspect in mortality, deformed
wing virus (DWV), in driving honeybee loss. Using laboratory experiments and a
systematic field survey, we demonstrate that an emerging DWV genotype (DWV-B)
is more virulent than the established DWV genotype (DWV-A) and is widespread in
the landscape. Furthermore, we show in a simple model that colonies infected with
DWV-B collapse sooner than colonies infected with DWV-A. We also identify potential
for rapid DWV evolution by revealing extensive genome-wide recombination in vivo.
The emergence of DWV-B in naive honeybee populations, including via recombination
with DWV-A, could be of significant ecological and economic importance. Our findings
emphasize that knowledge of pathogen genetic identity and diversity is critical
to understanding drivers of species decline.
acknowledgement: "This work was supported by the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture
and Consumer Protection (Germany): Fit Bee project (grant 511-06.01-28-1-71.007-10),
the EU: BeeDoc (grant 244956), iDiv (2013 NGS-Fast Track grant W47004118) and the
Insect Pollinators Initiative (IPI grant BB/I000100/1 and BB/I000151/1). The IPI
is funded jointly by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council,
the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Natural Environment
Research Council, the Scottish Government and the Wellcome Trust, under the Living
with Environmental Change Partnership. We thank A. Abrahams, M. Husemann and A.
Soro\r\nfor support in obtaining\r\nV. destructor\r\n-free honeybees; and BBKA\r\nPresident
D. Aston for access to records of colony overwinter\r\n2011–2012 mortality in the
UK. We also thank the anonymous refe-\r\nrees and Stephen Martin for comments that
led to substantial\r\nimprovement of the manuscript."
article_number: '20160811'
author:
- first_name: Dino
full_name: Mcmahon, Dino
last_name: Mcmahon
- first_name: Myrsini
full_name: Natsopoulou, Myrsini
last_name: Natsopoulou
- first_name: Vincent
full_name: Doublet, Vincent
last_name: Doublet
- first_name: Matthias
full_name: Fürst, Matthias
id: 393B1196-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Fürst
orcid: 0000-0002-3712-925X
- first_name: Silvio
full_name: Weging, Silvio
last_name: Weging
- first_name: Mark
full_name: Brown, Mark
last_name: Brown
- first_name: Andreas
full_name: Gogol Döring, Andreas
last_name: Gogol Döring
- first_name: Robert
full_name: Paxton, Robert
last_name: Paxton
citation:
ama: Mcmahon D, Natsopoulou M, Doublet V, et al. Elevated virulence of an emerging
viral genotype as a driver of honeybee loss. Proceedings of the Royal Society
of London Series B Biological Sciences. 2016;283(1833). doi:10.1098/rspb.2016.0811
apa: Mcmahon, D., Natsopoulou, M., Doublet, V., Fürst, M., Weging, S., Brown, M.,
… Paxton, R. (2016). Elevated virulence of an emerging viral genotype as a driver
of honeybee loss. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological
Sciences. Royal Society, The. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.0811
chicago: Mcmahon, Dino, Myrsini Natsopoulou, Vincent Doublet, Matthias Fürst, Silvio
Weging, Mark Brown, Andreas Gogol Döring, and Robert Paxton. “Elevated Virulence
of an Emerging Viral Genotype as a Driver of Honeybee Loss.” Proceedings of
the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences. Royal Society, The,
2016. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.0811.
ieee: D. Mcmahon et al., “Elevated virulence of an emerging viral genotype
as a driver of honeybee loss,” Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series
B Biological Sciences, vol. 283, no. 1833. Royal Society, The, 2016.
ista: Mcmahon D, Natsopoulou M, Doublet V, Fürst M, Weging S, Brown M, Gogol Döring
A, Paxton R. 2016. Elevated virulence of an emerging viral genotype as a driver
of honeybee loss. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological
Sciences. 283(1833), 20160811.
mla: Mcmahon, Dino, et al. “Elevated Virulence of an Emerging Viral Genotype as
a Driver of Honeybee Loss.” Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series
B Biological Sciences, vol. 283, no. 1833, 20160811, Royal Society, The, 2016,
doi:10.1098/rspb.2016.0811.
short: D. Mcmahon, M. Natsopoulou, V. Doublet, M. Fürst, S. Weging, M. Brown, A.
Gogol Döring, R. Paxton, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological
Sciences 283 (2016).
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---
_id: '1431'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: The rare socially parasitic butterfly Maculinea alcon occurs in two forms,
which are characteristic of hygric or xeric habitats and which exploit different
host plants and host ants. The status of these two forms has been the subject
of considerable controversy. Populations of the two forms are usually spatially
distinct, but at Răscruci in Romania both forms occur on the same site (syntopically).
We examined the genetic differentiation between the two forms using eight microsatellite
markers, and compared with a nearby hygric site, Şardu. Our results showed that
while the two forms are strongly differentiated at Răscruci, it is the xeric form
there that is most similar to the hygric form at Şardu, and Bayesian clustering
algorithms suggest that these two populations have exchanged genes relatively
recently. We found strong evidence for population substructuring, caused by high
within host ant nest relatedness, indicating very limited dispersal of most ovipositing
females, but not association with particular host ant species. Our results are
consistent with the results of larger scale phylogeographic studies that suggest
that the two forms represent local ecotypes specialising on different host plants,
each with a distinct flowering phenology, providing a temporal rather than spatial
barrier to gene flow.
article_number: '1865'
author:
- first_name: András
full_name: Tartally, András
last_name: Tartally
- first_name: Andreas
full_name: Kelager, Andreas
last_name: Kelager
- first_name: Matthias
full_name: Fürst, Matthias
id: 393B1196-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
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citation:
ama: Tartally A, Kelager A, Fürst M, Nash D. Host plant use drives genetic differentiation
in syntopic populations of Maculinea alcon. PeerJ. 2016;2016(3). doi:10.7717/peerj.1865
apa: Tartally, A., Kelager, A., Fürst, M., & Nash, D. (2016). Host plant use
drives genetic differentiation in syntopic populations of Maculinea alcon. PeerJ.
PeerJ. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1865
chicago: Tartally, András, Andreas Kelager, Matthias Fürst, and David Nash. “Host
Plant Use Drives Genetic Differentiation in Syntopic Populations of Maculinea
Alcon.” PeerJ. PeerJ, 2016. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1865.
ieee: A. Tartally, A. Kelager, M. Fürst, and D. Nash, “Host plant use drives genetic
differentiation in syntopic populations of Maculinea alcon,” PeerJ, vol.
2016, no. 3. PeerJ, 2016.
ista: Tartally A, Kelager A, Fürst M, Nash D. 2016. Host plant use drives genetic
differentiation in syntopic populations of Maculinea alcon. PeerJ. 2016(3), 1865.
mla: Tartally, András, et al. “Host Plant Use Drives Genetic Differentiation in
Syntopic Populations of Maculinea Alcon.” PeerJ, vol. 2016, no. 3, 1865,
PeerJ, 2016, doi:10.7717/peerj.1865.
short: A. Tartally, A. Kelager, M. Fürst, D. Nash, PeerJ 2016 (2016).
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---
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) have contributed significantly to the
current biodiversity crisis, leading to widespread epidemics and population loss.
Owing to genetic variation in pathogen virulence, a complete understanding of
species decline requires the accurate identification and characterization of EIDs.
We explore this issue in the Western honeybee, where increasing mortality of populations
in the Northern Hemisphere has caused major concern. Specifically, we investigate
the importance of genetic identity of the main suspect in mortality, deformed
wing virus (DWV), in driving honeybee loss. Using laboratory experiments and a
systematic field survey, we demonstrate that an emerging DWV genotype (DWV-B)
is more virulent than the established DWV genotype (DWV-A) and is widespread in
the landscape. Furthermore, we show in a simple model that colonies infected with
DWV-B collapse sooner than colonies infected with DWV-A. We also identify potential
for rapid DWV evolution by revealing extensive genome-wide recombination in vivo.
The emergence of DWV-B in naive honeybee populations, including via recombination
with DWV-A, could be of significant ecological and economic importance. Our findings
emphasize that knowledge of pathogen genetic identity and diversity is critical
to understanding drivers of species decline.
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Dino
full_name: Mcmahon, Dino
last_name: Mcmahon
- first_name: Myrsini
full_name: Natsopoulou, Myrsini
last_name: Natsopoulou
- first_name: Vincent
full_name: Doublet, Vincent
last_name: Doublet
- first_name: Matthias
full_name: Fürst, Matthias
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last_name: Fürst
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- first_name: Silvio
full_name: Weging, Silvio
last_name: Weging
- first_name: Mark
full_name: Brown, Mark
last_name: Brown
- first_name: Andreas
full_name: Gogol Döring, Andreas
last_name: Gogol Döring
- first_name: Robert
full_name: Paxton, Robert
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citation:
ama: 'Mcmahon D, Natsopoulou M, Doublet V, et al. Data from: Elevated virulence
of an emerging viral genotype as a driver of honeybee loss. 2016. doi:10.5061/dryad.cq7t1'
apa: 'Mcmahon, D., Natsopoulou, M., Doublet, V., Fürst, M., Weging, S., Brown, M.,
… Paxton, R. (2016). Data from: Elevated virulence of an emerging viral genotype
as a driver of honeybee loss. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.cq7t1'
chicago: 'Mcmahon, Dino, Myrsini Natsopoulou, Vincent Doublet, Matthias Fürst, Silvio
Weging, Mark Brown, Andreas Gogol Döring, and Robert Paxton. “Data from: Elevated
Virulence of an Emerging Viral Genotype as a Driver of Honeybee Loss.” Dryad,
2016. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.cq7t1.'
ieee: 'D. Mcmahon et al., “Data from: Elevated virulence of an emerging viral
genotype as a driver of honeybee loss.” Dryad, 2016.'
ista: 'Mcmahon D, Natsopoulou M, Doublet V, Fürst M, Weging S, Brown M, Gogol Döring
A, Paxton R. 2016. Data from: Elevated virulence of an emerging viral genotype
as a driver of honeybee loss, Dryad, 10.5061/dryad.cq7t1.'
mla: 'Mcmahon, Dino, et al. Data from: Elevated Virulence of an Emerging Viral
Genotype as a Driver of Honeybee Loss. Dryad, 2016, doi:10.5061/dryad.cq7t1.'
short: D. Mcmahon, M. Natsopoulou, V. Doublet, M. Fürst, S. Weging, M. Brown, A.
Gogol Döring, R. Paxton, (2016).
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text: 'Summary: Declining populations of bee pollinators are a cause of concern,
with major repercussions for biodiversity loss and food security. RNA viruses
associated with honeybees represent a potential threat to other insect pollinators,
but the extent of this threat is poorly understood. This study aims to attain
a detailed understanding of the current and ongoing risk of emerging infectious
disease (EID) transmission between managed and wild pollinator species across
a wide range of RNA viruses. Within a structured large-scale national survey across
26 independent sites, we quantify the prevalence and pathogen loads of multiple
RNA viruses in co-occurring managed honeybee (Apis mellifera) and wild bumblebee
(Bombus spp.) populations. We then construct models that compare virus prevalence
between wild and managed pollinators. Multiple RNA viruses associated with honeybees
are widespread in sympatric wild bumblebee populations. Virus prevalence in honeybees
is a significant predictor of virus prevalence in bumblebees, but we remain cautious
in speculating over the principle direction of pathogen transmission. We demonstrate
species-specific differences in prevalence, indicating significant variation in
disease susceptibility or tolerance. Pathogen loads within individual bumblebees
may be high and in the case of at least one RNA virus, prevalence is higher in
wild bumblebees than in managed honeybee populations. Our findings indicate widespread
transmission of RNA viruses between managed and wild bee pollinators, pointing
to an interconnected network of potential disease pressures within and among pollinator
species. In the context of the biodiversity crisis, our study emphasizes the importance
of targeting a wide range of pathogens and defining host associations when considering
potential drivers of population decline.'
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ama: 'Mcmahon D, Fürst M, Caspar J, Theodorou P, Brown M, Paxton R. Data from: A
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apa: 'Mcmahon, D., Fürst, M., Caspar, J., Theodorou, P., Brown, M., & Paxton,
R. (2016). Data from: A sting in the spit: widespread cross-infection of multiple
RNA viruses across wild and managed bees. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.4b565'
chicago: 'Mcmahon, Dino, Matthias Fürst, Jesicca Caspar, Panagiotis Theodorou, Mark
Brown, and Robert Paxton. “Data from: A Sting in the Spit: Widespread Cross-Infection
of Multiple RNA Viruses across Wild and Managed Bees.” Dryad, 2016. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.4b565.'
ieee: 'D. Mcmahon, M. Fürst, J. Caspar, P. Theodorou, M. Brown, and R. Paxton, “Data
from: A sting in the spit: widespread cross-infection of multiple RNA viruses
across wild and managed bees.” Dryad, 2016.'
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from: A sting in the spit: widespread cross-infection of multiple RNA viruses
across wild and managed bees, Dryad, 10.5061/dryad.4b565.'
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of Multiple RNA Viruses across Wild and Managed Bees. Dryad, 2016, doi:10.5061/dryad.4b565.'
short: D. Mcmahon, M. Fürst, J. Caspar, P. Theodorou, M. Brown, R. Paxton, (2016).
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text: 'Summary: Declining populations of bee pollinators are a cause of concern,
with major repercussions for biodiversity loss and food security. RNA viruses
associated with honeybees represent a potential threat to other insect pollinators,
but the extent of this threat is poorly understood. This study aims to attain
a detailed understanding of the current and ongoing risk of emerging infectious
disease (EID) transmission between managed and wild pollinator species across
a wide range of RNA viruses. Within a structured large-scale national survey across
26 independent sites, we quantify the prevalence and pathogen loads of multiple
RNA viruses in co-occurring managed honeybee (Apis mellifera) and wild bumblebee
(Bombus spp.) populations. We then construct models that compare virus prevalence
between wild and managed pollinators. Multiple RNA viruses associated with honeybees
are widespread in sympatric wild bumblebee populations. Virus prevalence in honeybees
is a significant predictor of virus prevalence in bumblebees, but we remain cautious
in speculating over the principle direction of pathogen transmission. We demonstrate
species-specific differences in prevalence, indicating significant variation in
disease susceptibility or tolerance. Pathogen loads within individual bumblebees
may be high and in the case of at least one RNA virus, prevalence is higher in
wild bumblebees than in managed honeybee populations. Our findings indicate widespread
transmission of RNA viruses between managed and wild bee pollinators, pointing
to an interconnected network of potential disease pressures within and among pollinator
species. In the context of the biodiversity crisis, our study emphasizes the importance
of targeting a wide range of pathogens and defining host associations when considering
potential drivers of population decline.'
acknowledgement: We thank J.R. de Miranda, L. De Smet and D. de Graaf for supplying
qRT-PCR and MLPA positive controls, respectively, in the form of plasmids. This
work was supported by the Insect Pollinators Initiative (IPI grants BB/1000100/1
and BB/I000151/1). The IPI is funded jointly by the Biotechnology and Biological
Sciences Research Council, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
the Natural Environment Research Council, The Scottish Government and The Wellcome
Trust, under the Living with Environmental Change Partnership.
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ama: 'Mcmahon D, Fürst M, Caspar J, Theodorou P, Brown M, Paxton R. A sting in the
spit: Widespread cross-infection of multiple RNA viruses across wild and managed
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apa: 'Mcmahon, D., Fürst, M., Caspar, J., Theodorou, P., Brown, M., & Paxton,
R. (2015). A sting in the spit: Widespread cross-infection of multiple RNA viruses
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chicago: 'Mcmahon, Dino, Matthias Fürst, Jesicca Caspar, Panagiotis Theodorou, Mark
Brown, and Robert Paxton. “A Sting in the Spit: Widespread Cross-Infection of
Multiple RNA Viruses across Wild and Managed Bees.” Journal of Animal Ecology.
Wiley, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12345.'
ieee: 'D. Mcmahon, M. Fürst, J. Caspar, P. Theodorou, M. Brown, and R. Paxton, “A
sting in the spit: Widespread cross-infection of multiple RNA viruses across wild
and managed bees,” Journal of Animal Ecology, vol. 84, no. 3. Wiley, pp.
615–624, 2015.'
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in the spit: Widespread cross-infection of multiple RNA viruses across wild and
managed bees. Journal of Animal Ecology. 84(3), 615–624.'
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Multiple RNA Viruses across Wild and Managed Bees.” Journal of Animal Ecology,
vol. 84, no. 3, Wiley, 2015, pp. 615–24, doi:10.1111/1365-2656.12345.'
short: D. Mcmahon, M. Fürst, J. Caspar, P. Theodorou, M. Brown, R. Paxton, Journal
of Animal Ecology 84 (2015) 615–624.
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text: Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) pose a risk to human welfare, both directly
and indirectly, by affecting managed livestock and wildlife that provide valuable
resources and ecosystem services, such as the pollination of crops. Honeybees
(Apis mellifera), the prevailing managed insect crop pollinator, suffer from a
range of emerging and exotic high-impact pathogens, and population maintenance
requires active management by beekeepers to control them. Wild pollinators such
as bumblebees (Bombus spp.) are in global decline, one cause of which may be pathogen
spillover from managed pollinators like honeybees or commercial colonies of bumblebees.
Here we use a combination of infection experiments and landscape-scale field data
to show that honeybee EIDs are indeed widespread infectious agents within the
pollinator assemblage. The prevalence of deformed wing virus (DWV) and the exotic
parasite Nosema ceranae in honeybees and bumblebees is linked; as honeybees have
higher DWV prevalence, and sympatric bumblebees and honeybees are infected by
the same DWV strains, Apis is the likely source of at least one major EID in wild
pollinators. Lessons learned from vertebrates highlight the need for increased
pathogen control in managed bee species to maintain wild pollinators, as declines
in native pollinators may be caused by interspecies pathogen transmission originating
from managed pollinators.
author:
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citation:
ama: Fürst M, Mcmahon D, Osborne J, Paxton R, Brown M. Disease associations between
honeybees and bumblebees as a threat to wild pollinators. Nature. 2014;506(7488):364-366.
doi:10.1038/nature12977
apa: Fürst, M., Mcmahon, D., Osborne, J., Paxton, R., & Brown, M. (2014). Disease
associations between honeybees and bumblebees as a threat to wild pollinators.
Nature. Nature Publishing Group. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12977
chicago: Fürst, Matthias, Dino Mcmahon, Juliet Osborne, Robert Paxton, and Mark
Brown. “Disease Associations between Honeybees and Bumblebees as a Threat to Wild
Pollinators.” Nature. Nature Publishing Group, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12977.
ieee: M. Fürst, D. Mcmahon, J. Osborne, R. Paxton, and M. Brown, “Disease associations
between honeybees and bumblebees as a threat to wild pollinators,” Nature,
vol. 506, no. 7488. Nature Publishing Group, pp. 364–366, 2014.
ista: Fürst M, Mcmahon D, Osborne J, Paxton R, Brown M. 2014. Disease associations
between honeybees and bumblebees as a threat to wild pollinators. Nature. 506(7488),
364–366.
mla: Fürst, Matthias, et al. “Disease Associations between Honeybees and Bumblebees
as a Threat to Wild Pollinators.” Nature, vol. 506, no. 7488, Nature Publishing
Group, 2014, pp. 364–66, doi:10.1038/nature12977.
short: M. Fürst, D. Mcmahon, J. Osborne, R. Paxton, M. Brown, Nature 506 (2014)
364–366.
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