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| Millanta,Francesca; Sagona,Simona; Mazzei,Maurizio; Forzan,Mario; Poli,Alessandro; Felicioli,Antonio. |
| ABSTRACT: The innate immune system of honeybees mainly consists in antimicrobial peptides, cellular immunity and melanisation. In order to investigate the immune response of honeybees to immune stressors, three stress degrees were tested. Newly emerged bees naturally DWV-infected were collected from a Varroa mite-free apiary and divided into three experimental groups: naturally DWV infected bees, PBS injected bees, and artificially DWV super infected bees. Phenoloxidase activity and haemolymph cellular subtype count were investigated. Phenoloxidase activity was highest (P<0.05) in DWV-superinfected bees, and the haemocyte population differed within the three observed groups. Although, immune responses following DWV infection have still not been... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Cellular immunity; Phenoloxidase; Honeybees; DWV; Haemocytes. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782019000200550 |
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