TY  - JOUR
AU  - Cirković, Dragan
AU  - Stevanović, Jevrosima
AU  - Glavinić, Uros
AU  - Aleksić, Nevenka
AU  - Đurić, Spomenka
AU  - Aleksić, Jelena M.
AU  - Stanimirović, Zoran
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://imagine.imgge.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1130
AB  - Protection of honey bees is of great economic importance because of their role in pollination. Crucial steps towards this goal are epidemiological surveys of pathogens connected with honey bee losses. In this study deformed wing virus (DWV), chronic bee paralysis virus (CBPV), acute bee paralysis virus (ABPV) and sacbrood virus (SBV) were investigated in colonies of different strength located in five regions of Serbia. The relationship between colony strength and virus occurrence/infection intensity were assessed as well as the genetic relationship between virus sequences from Serbia and worldwide. Real-time RT-PCR analyses detected at least one virus in 87.33% of colonies. Single infection was found in 28.67% colonies (21.33%, 4.00%, 2.67% and 0.67% in cases of DWV, ABPV, SBV and CBPV, respectively). In the majority of colonies (58.66%) more than one virus was found. The most prevalent was DWV (74%), followed by ABPV, SBV and CBPV (49.30%, 24.00% and 6.70%, respectively). Except for DWV, the prevalence of the remaining three viruses significantly varied between the regions. No significant differences were found between colony strength and either (i) the prevalence of DWV, ABPV, SBV, CBPV and their combinations, or (ii) DWV infection levels. The sequences of honey bee viruses obtained from bees in Serbia were 93-99% identical with those deposited in GenBank.
PB  - PEERJ Inc, London
T2  - PEERJ
T1  - Honey bee viruses in Serbian colonies of different strength
VL  - 6
DO  - 10.7717/peerj.5887
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Cirković, Dragan and Stevanović, Jevrosima and Glavinić, Uros and Aleksić, Nevenka and Đurić, Spomenka and Aleksić, Jelena M. and Stanimirović, Zoran",
year = "2018",
abstract = "Protection of honey bees is of great economic importance because of their role in pollination. Crucial steps towards this goal are epidemiological surveys of pathogens connected with honey bee losses. In this study deformed wing virus (DWV), chronic bee paralysis virus (CBPV), acute bee paralysis virus (ABPV) and sacbrood virus (SBV) were investigated in colonies of different strength located in five regions of Serbia. The relationship between colony strength and virus occurrence/infection intensity were assessed as well as the genetic relationship between virus sequences from Serbia and worldwide. Real-time RT-PCR analyses detected at least one virus in 87.33% of colonies. Single infection was found in 28.67% colonies (21.33%, 4.00%, 2.67% and 0.67% in cases of DWV, ABPV, SBV and CBPV, respectively). In the majority of colonies (58.66%) more than one virus was found. The most prevalent was DWV (74%), followed by ABPV, SBV and CBPV (49.30%, 24.00% and 6.70%, respectively). Except for DWV, the prevalence of the remaining three viruses significantly varied between the regions. No significant differences were found between colony strength and either (i) the prevalence of DWV, ABPV, SBV, CBPV and their combinations, or (ii) DWV infection levels. The sequences of honey bee viruses obtained from bees in Serbia were 93-99% identical with those deposited in GenBank.",
publisher = "PEERJ Inc, London",
journal = "PEERJ",
title = "Honey bee viruses in Serbian colonies of different strength",
volume = "6",
doi = "10.7717/peerj.5887"
}

Cirković, D., Stevanović, J., Glavinić, U., Aleksić, N., Đurić, S., Aleksić, J. M.,& Stanimirović, Z.. (2018). Honey bee viruses in Serbian colonies of different strength. in PEERJ
PEERJ Inc, London., 6.
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5887

Cirković D, Stevanović J, Glavinić U, Aleksić N, Đurić S, Aleksić JM, Stanimirović Z. Honey bee viruses in Serbian colonies of different strength. in PEERJ. 2018;6.
doi:10.7717/peerj.5887 .

Cirković, Dragan, Stevanović, Jevrosima, Glavinić, Uros, Aleksić, Nevenka, Đurić, Spomenka, Aleksić, Jelena M., Stanimirović, Zoran, "Honey bee viruses in Serbian colonies of different strength" in PEERJ, 6 (2018),
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5887 . .