Iflavirus apistardum

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Two crystal forms of Slow bee paralysis virus
Author(s): Sergei Kalynych, Antonín Přidal, Lenka Pálková, Yevgen Levdansky, Joachim R. de Miranda and Pavel Plevka
Source: Journal of Virology (2016) 90 p. 7447

Iflavirus apistardum

Assigned virus:
slow bee paralysis virus (SBPV)

SBPV belongs to the family Iflaviridae in the order Picornavirales. It infects honeybees and bumblebees and has been linked to honeybee colony mortality. Hoewever, it is not common in honeybee colonies and honeybees are apparently a secondary host. It is transmitted by Varroa destructor.