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- - Two strains of slow bee paralysis virus (SBPV) from honeybees were sequenced, revealing a genome of about 9.5 kb that features a single open reading frame (ORF) and is typical of the Iflaviridae family.
- - The strains, named 'Rothamsted' and 'Harpenden', share 83% nucleotide identity and 94% amino acid identity, but this genetic similarity isn't evenly spread across their genomes.
- - Despite the co-existence of these strains in different proportions in lab samples, SBPV was found at low prevalence (<2%) in 847 honeybee colonies from five European countries, primarily in England and Switzerland, often in colonies affected by Varroa mites
Article Abstract
Complete genome sequences were determined for two distinct strains of slow bee paralysis virus (SBPV) of honeybees (Apis mellifera). The SBPV genome is approximately 9.5 kb long and contains a single ORF flanked by 5'- and 3'-UTRs and a naturally polyadenylated 3' tail, with a genome organization typical of members of the family Iflaviridae. The two strains, labelled 'Rothamsted' and 'Harpenden', are 83% identical at the nucleotide level (94% identical at the amino acid level), although this variation is distributed unevenly over the genome. The two strains were found to co-exist at different proportions in two independently propagated SBPV preparations. The natural prevalence of SBPV for 847 colonies in 162 apiaries across five European countries was <2%, with positive samples found only in England and Switzerland, in colonies with variable degrees of Varroa infestation.
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