Alcohol extract of the gypsy mushroom (Cortinarius caperatus) inhibits the development of Deformed wing virus infection in western honey bee (Apis mellifera)

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Alternative codes found

RIV/60076658:12310/24:43908019

Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2023.104583" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jinsphys.2023.104583</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Alcohol extract of the gypsy mushroom (Cortinarius caperatus) inhibits the development of Deformed wing virus infection in western honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Original language description

Deformed wing virus (DWV) transmitted by the parasitic mite Varroa destructor is one of the most significant factors contributing to massive losses of managed colonies of western honey bee (Apis mellifera) subspecies of European origin reported worldwide in recent decades. Despite this fact, no antiviral treatment against honey bee viruses is currently available for practical applications and the level of viral infection can only be controlled indirectly by reducing the number of Varroa mites in honey bee colonies. In this study, we investigated the antiviral potential of the gypsy mushroom (Cortinarius caperatus) to reduce DWV infection in honey bees. Our results indicate that the alcohol extract of C. caperatus prevented the development of DWV infection in cage experiments as well as after direct application to honey bee colonies in a field experiment. The applied doses did not shorten the lifespan of honey bees. The reduced levels of DWV in C. caperatus-treated honey bees in cage experiments were accompanied by significant changes in the gene expression of Tep7, Bap1, and Vago. The C. caperatus treatment was not effective against the trypanosomatid Lotmaria passim. No residues of C. caperatus were found in honey harvested in the spring from colonies supplemented with the mushroom extract for their winter feeding. These findings suggest that C. caperatus alcohol extract could be a potential natural remedy to treat DWV infection in honey bees.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40301 - Veterinary science

Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Insect Physiology

ISSN

0022-1910

e-ISSN

1879-1611

Volume of the periodical

152

Issue of the periodical within the volume

January

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

104583

UT code for WoS article

001139981300001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85180001619