ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2015, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (9): 1638-1643.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2015.09.020

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Germplasm Distribution of Nosema spp.in Apis mellifera in China

ZHANG Jian-yan,DIAO Qing-yun,DAI Ping-li,CHU Yan-na,WU Yan-yan,ZHOU Ting,WANG Qiang*   

  1. (Key Laboratory of Pollinating Insect Biology of Agriculture,Institute of Apicultural Research,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Beijing 100093,China)
  • Received:2014-12-24 Online:2015-09-23 Published:2015-09-23

Abstract:

In order to clarify distribution of Nosema germplasm in China,68 samples of adult honey bee from 16 provinces of China were collected.All of the samples which with clear signs of population depletion and positive to microsporidian spores using light microscopy were selected for molecular germplasm identification by method of multiplex PCR.The sequenced products of all of the 68 samples were identical to the corresponding Nosema ceranae sequence.Only one of samples collected from Shandong was found that had infected by Nosema apis.The results indicated that vast majority species of nosema infect Apis mellifera in China is Nosema ceranaeNosema apis is very rare within Apis mellifera.

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