Iflavirus sacbroodi
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virion structure of sacbrood virus
Author(s): Michaela Procházková, Tibor Füzik, Karel Škubník, Jana Moravcová, Zorica Ubiparip, Antonín Přidal, and Pavel Plevka
Source: PNAS (2018) 115 (30) 7759-7764
Author(s): Michaela Procházková, Tibor Füzik, Karel Škubník, Jana Moravcová, Zorica Ubiparip, Antonín Přidal, and Pavel Plevka
Source: PNAS (2018) 115 (30) 7759-7764
honey bee larva killed by the sacbrood virus
Authors: United States Dept. of Agriculture
Source: Flickr
Authors: United States Dept. of Agriculture
Source: Flickr
Iflavirus sacbroodi
Assigned virus:
• sacbrood virus (SBV)
The sacbrood virus causes the lethal sacbrood disease of honeybee larvae which is especially destructive in the Asian honeybee Apis cerana. Infected larvae turn pale yellow and fail to pupate with virus particles accumulating underneath the unshed skin, forming a sac. Adult honeybees can also become infected, having a shorter lifespan but no other symptoms. There is no specific drug available for treatment, but the use of dsRNA against the virus is being explored. The virus belongs to the family Iflaviridae, order Picornavirales.
In Asia, several strains and viruses related to the sacbrood virus have been described that infect Apis cerana, for example the Chinese sacbrood virus.
