Distinct virome compositions and lack of viral diversification indicate that viral spillover is a dead-end between the western honey bee and the common eastern bumblebee

Distinct virome compositions and lack of viral diversification indicate that viral spillover is a dead-end between the western honey bee and the common eastern bumblebee

Abstract Pathogen spillover events are of global concern as they have the potential to cause significant harm to the novel host species. The potential of viral spillover from the western honey bee (Apis mellifera) to other insects is well established. New variants should inevitably emerge following...

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Main Authors: Dean A. McKeown, Elaine Evans, Jessica Helgen, Jenny Warner, Rishia Zimmern, Rebecca Masterman, Adrienne Berrington, Morgan Nemecek, Clara Costello, Elise Bernstein, Poppy J. Hesketh-Best, Bridget Mendel, Marla Spivak, Declan C. Schroeder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-06-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-08351-x
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