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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5848
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-10-12
pubmed:abstractText
In colony collapse disorder (CCD), honey bee colonies inexplicably lose their workers. CCD has resulted in a loss of 50 to 90% of colonies in beekeeping operations across the United States. The observation that irradiated combs from affected colonies can be repopulated with naive bees suggests that infection may contribute to CCD. We used an unbiased metagenomic approach to survey microflora in CCD hives, normal hives, and imported royal jelly. Candidate pathogens were screened for significance of association with CCD by the examination of samples collected from several sites over a period of 3 years. One organism, Israeli acute paralysis virus of bees, was strongly correlated with CCD.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1095-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
12
pubmed:volume
318
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
283-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
A metagenomic survey of microbes in honey bee colony collapse disorder.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural