Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao
October 2010
Objective: To investigate the kinds and characteristics of spiroplasma in honeybees, as well as to study the taxonomy and transmission of honeybee spiroplasma under natural conditions.
Methods: We examined the morphology of spiroplasma isolates by dark field and transmission electron microscopy and studied the biological characteristics by using conventional culture-dependent methods and molecular biology and serological methods.
Results: Three spiroplasma isolates were obtained from healthy Apis mellifera.