Prevalence and Phylogenetic Network Analysis of Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae Isolates from Honeybee Colonies in Türkiye

Purpose Nosemosis is a disease that infects both Western honeybees ( Apis mellifera L.) and Asian honeybees ( Apis cerana ) and causes colony losses and low productivity worldwide. In order to control nosemosis, it is important to determine the distribution and prevalence of this disease agent in a...

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Published in:Acta parasitologica 2024-09, Vol.69 (3), p.1538-1546
Main Authors: Akpınar, Rahşan Koç, Gürler, Ali Tümay, Bölükbaş, Cenk Soner, Kaya, Selma, Arslan, Serhat, Aydın, Coşkun, Türlek, Şakir Önder, Çelik, Sema Nur, Beyazıt, Ayşen, Öncel, Taraneh, Erol, Ufuk, Çiftci, Ayşe Türkan, Bastem, Zekai, Ünal, Hasan Hüseyin, Şenel, Mesut, Bozdeveci, Arif, Karaoğlu, Şengül Alpay, Yaldız, Murat, Güven, Gökhan, Küçükoğlu, Bilal, Kurt, Mitat
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Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Apiculture
Apis mellifera
Beehives
Beekeeping
Bees
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Disease control
Ecology
Haplotypes
Medical Microbiology
Microbiology
Network analysis
Nosema ceranae
Original Paper
Parasites
Parasitology
Phylogeny
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Summary:Purpose Nosemosis is a disease that infects both Western honeybees ( Apis mellifera L.) and Asian honeybees ( Apis cerana ) and causes colony losses and low productivity worldwide. In order to control nosemosis, it is important to determine the distribution and prevalence of this disease agent in a particular region. For this purpose, a national study was conducted to assess the prevalence of Nosema ceranae and N. apis throughout Türkiye, to perform network analyses of the parasites, and to determine the presence of nosemosis. Methods In this study which aimed to assess the prevalence of N. apis and N. ceranae in different colony types and regions where beekeeping is intensive in Türkiye, specimens were collected from hives with no clinical signs. Results A total of 1194 Western honeybee colonies in 400 apiaries from 40 provinces of Türkiye were examined by microscopic and molecular techniques. Nosemosis was found in all of 40 provinces. The mean prevalence ratio was 64.3 ± 3.0, with 95% CI in apiaries and 40.5 ± 2.9, 95% CI in hives. Nosema ceranae DNA was detected in all of positive hives, while N. ceranae and N. apis co-infection was detected in only four colonies. Conclusion This study showed that nosemosis has spread to all provinces, and it is common in every region of Türkiye. All of the N. ceranae or N. apis samples examined were 100% identical within themselves. Network analysis showed that they were within largest haplotype reported worldwide.
ISSN:1230-2821
1896-1851
1896-1851
DOI:10.1007/s11686-024-00887-y