Journal of General Virology (2010) 91, 2524-2530

Joachim R. de Miranda, Benjamin Dainat, Barbara Locke, Guido Cordoni, Helène Berthoud, Laurent Gauthier, Peter Neumann, Giles E. Budge, Brenda V. Ball and Don B. Stoltz (2010)
Genetic characterization of Slow bee paralysis virus of the honeybee (Apis mellifera L.)
Journal of General Virology 91 (10), 2524-2530
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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Database assignments for author(s): Joachim R. de Miranda, Peter Neumann, Laurent Gauthier

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
molecular biology - genes
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Iflavirus apistardum		Switzerland
	Iflavirus apistardum		United Kingdom