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Beaurepaire, Alexis L.
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Truong, Tuan A.
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Fajardo, Alejandro C.
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Dinh, Tam Q.
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Cervancia, Cleofas R.
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Moritz, Robin F.A.
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-10-15T08:24:10Z |
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dc.date.available |
2015-10-15T08:24:10Z |
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2015-08-06 |
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dc.description |
S1 Fig. Maximum likelihood Tree. Phylogenetic tree representing the sequences generated in
this study and the sequences generated with the same primers by Navajas et al. (2010). The tree
is based on a partial deletion model, with nodes representing values for 1000 bootstraps. Viet:
samples from Vietnam (this study); SL: Son La, DB: Dien Bien, CB: Cat Ba; Phil: samples from
the Philippines (this study); Nav: from Navajas et al. (2010). |
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S1 Table. Information on the Accessions |
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S2 Table. Results of the Population Differentiation between hosts and sampling locations
(Jost’s D). |
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dc.description.abstract |
The ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor is a major global threat to the Western honeybee
Apis mellifera. This mite was originally a parasite of A. cerana in Asia but managed to spill
over into colonies of A. mellifera which had been introduced to this continent for honey production.
To date, only two almost clonal types of V. destructor from Korea and Japan have
been detected in A. mellifera colonies. However, since both A. mellifera and A. cerana colonies
are kept in close proximity throughout Asia, not only new spill overs but also spill backs
of highly virulent types may be possible, with unpredictable consequences for both honeybee
species. We studied the dispersal and hybridisation potential of Varroa from sympatric
colonies of the two hosts in Northern Vietnam and the Philippines using mitochondrial and
microsatellite DNA markers. We found a very distinct mtDNA haplotype equally invading
both A. mellifera and A. cerana in the Philippines. In contrast, we observed a complete
reproductive isolation of various Vietnamese Varroa populations in A. mellifera and A. cerana
colonies even if kept in the same apiaries. In light of this variance in host specificity, the
adaptation of the mite to its hosts seems to have generated much more genetic diversity
than previously recognised and the Varroa species complex may include substantial cryptic
speciation. |
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am2015 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
The German
Federal Ministry for Education and Research under
research grant no. FKZ01LL0917A-01LL0917O for
the LEGATO project. |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.plosone.org |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Beaurepaire AL, Truong TA, Fajardo AC, Dinh TQ, Cervancia C, Moritz RFA (2015) Host Specificity in the Honeybee Parasitic Mite, Varroa spp. in Apis mellifera and Apis cerana. PLoS ONE 10(8): e0135103. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135103. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1932-6203 |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1371/journal.pone.0135103 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50231 |
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en |
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dc.publisher |
Public Library of Science |
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dc.rights |
© 2015 Beaurepaire et al. This is an
open access article distributed under the terms of the
Creative Commons Attribution License. |
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dc.subject |
Varroa destructor |
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dc.subject |
Honeybee (Apis mellifera) |
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dc.subject |
Mite |
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dc.subject |
DNA markers |
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dc.title |
Host specificity in the honeybee parasitic mite, Varroa spp. in Apis mellifera and Apis cerana |
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dc.type |
Article |
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