Parasites of the genus Nosema, Crithidia and Lotmaria in the honeybee and bumblebee populations: a case study in India
The populations of honeybees and bumblebees have been decreasing around the world in the recent decades. A variety of pathogens and parasites, including bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes, mites and insects play signi ficant role in honeybee and bumblebee colonies loss. Pa rasites of the genus No...
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| author | V. Y. Vavilova I. Konopatskaia S. L. Luzyanin M. Woyciechowski A. G. Blinov |
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| description | The populations of honeybees and bumblebees have been decreasing around the world in the recent decades. A variety of pathogens and parasites, including bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes, mites and insects play signi ficant role in honeybee and bumblebee colonies loss. Pa rasites of the genus Nosema (Microsporidia: Nosematidae) and the genera Crithidia and Lotmaria (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) have a significant negative impact on honeybee and bumblebee colonies. Recent studies of nuclear DNA markers of these parasites allowed to describe new species and genetic variants. The aim of this study was to investigate the Microsporidia (Nosema spp.) and Trypanosomatidae (Crithidia spp. and Lotmaria passim) prevalence and genetic diversity in honeybee and bumble bee populations of Indian territories that haven’t been studied before. In total 119 specimens of 4 honeybee and 5 bumblebee species were analyzed in this study. The prevalence of parasites in honeybee and bumblebee po pulations of the two Indian states (Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka) were identified using PCR with primers specific for the ribosomal RNA genes cluster of Nosema, Crithidia and Lotmaria species. Coinfection by microsporidian and trypanosomatid parasites was detected in several honeybee and bumblebee specimens from Jammu and Kash mir state. Comparative analysis of ribosomal RNA genes sequences showed that honeybee samples from India studied were infected by N. bombi, N. ceranae and L. passim. Bumblebee populations were infected by Nosema D, Crithidia bombi and Crithidia expoeki. No honeybee’s specimen with trypanosomatid infection was found in Karnataka state. For the first time N. bombi infection was detected in the honeybee population. The studies of distribution of microsporidia and trypanosomatid parasites among the honeybee and bumblebee populations all over the World were summarized and supplemented. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-43eb68c6508d47b8adee129407a8553a2025-02-01T09:58:05ZengSiberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, The Vavilov Society of Geneticists and BreedersВавиловский журнал генетики и селекции2500-32592018-01-0121894395110.18699/VJ17.317706Parasites of the genus Nosema, Crithidia and Lotmaria in the honeybee and bumblebee populations: a case study in IndiaV. Y. Vavilova0I. Konopatskaia1S. L. Luzyanin2M. Woyciechowski3A. G. Blinov4Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS.Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS; Novosibirsk State University.Institute of Biology, Ecology and Natural Resources, Kemerovo State University.Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University.Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS; Institute of Systematics and Ecology SB RAS.The populations of honeybees and bumblebees have been decreasing around the world in the recent decades. A variety of pathogens and parasites, including bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes, mites and insects play signi ficant role in honeybee and bumblebee colonies loss. Pa rasites of the genus Nosema (Microsporidia: Nosematidae) and the genera Crithidia and Lotmaria (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) have a significant negative impact on honeybee and bumblebee colonies. Recent studies of nuclear DNA markers of these parasites allowed to describe new species and genetic variants. The aim of this study was to investigate the Microsporidia (Nosema spp.) and Trypanosomatidae (Crithidia spp. and Lotmaria passim) prevalence and genetic diversity in honeybee and bumble bee populations of Indian territories that haven’t been studied before. In total 119 specimens of 4 honeybee and 5 bumblebee species were analyzed in this study. The prevalence of parasites in honeybee and bumblebee po pulations of the two Indian states (Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka) were identified using PCR with primers specific for the ribosomal RNA genes cluster of Nosema, Crithidia and Lotmaria species. Coinfection by microsporidian and trypanosomatid parasites was detected in several honeybee and bumblebee specimens from Jammu and Kash mir state. Comparative analysis of ribosomal RNA genes sequences showed that honeybee samples from India studied were infected by N. bombi, N. ceranae and L. passim. Bumblebee populations were infected by Nosema D, Crithidia bombi and Crithidia expoeki. No honeybee’s specimen with trypanosomatid infection was found in Karnataka state. For the first time N. bombi infection was detected in the honeybee population. The studies of distribution of microsporidia and trypanosomatid parasites among the honeybee and bumblebee populations all over the World were summarized and supplemented.https://vavilov.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/1272honeybeesbumblebeesinfectionribosomal rna genesnosema spp.crithidia spp.lotmaria passim |
| spellingShingle | V. Y. Vavilova I. Konopatskaia S. L. Luzyanin M. Woyciechowski A. G. Blinov Parasites of the genus Nosema, Crithidia and Lotmaria in the honeybee and bumblebee populations: a case study in India Вавиловский журнал генетики и селекции honeybees bumblebees infection ribosomal rna genes nosema spp. crithidia spp. lotmaria passim |
| title | Parasites of the genus Nosema, Crithidia and Lotmaria in the honeybee and bumblebee populations: a case study in India |
| title_full | Parasites of the genus Nosema, Crithidia and Lotmaria in the honeybee and bumblebee populations: a case study in India |
| title_fullStr | Parasites of the genus Nosema, Crithidia and Lotmaria in the honeybee and bumblebee populations: a case study in India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parasites of the genus Nosema, Crithidia and Lotmaria in the honeybee and bumblebee populations: a case study in India |
| title_short | Parasites of the genus Nosema, Crithidia and Lotmaria in the honeybee and bumblebee populations: a case study in India |
| title_sort | parasites of the genus nosema crithidia and lotmaria in the honeybee and bumblebee populations a case study in india |
| topic | honeybees bumblebees infection ribosomal rna genes nosema spp. crithidia spp. lotmaria passim |
| url | https://vavilov.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/1272 |
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