A Metagenomic Survey of Microbes in Honey Bee Colony Collapse Disorder

Author:

Cox-Foster Diana L.12345,Conlan Sean12345,Holmes Edward C.12345,Palacios Gustavo12345,Evans Jay D.12345,Moran Nancy A.12345,Quan Phenix-Lan12345,Briese Thomas12345,Hornig Mady12345,Geiser David M.12345,Martinson Vince12345,vanEngelsdorp Dennis12345,Kalkstein Abby L.12345,Drysdale Andrew12345,Hui Jeffrey12345,Zhai Junhui12345,Cui Liwang12345,Hutchison Stephen K.12345,Simons Jan Fredrik12345,Egholm Michael12345,Pettis Jeffery S.12345,Lipkin W. Ian12345

Affiliation:

1. Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.

2. Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY10032, USA.

3. Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, Mueller Laboratory, University Park, PA 16802, USA.

4. Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.

5. Bee Research Laboratory, U. S. Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.

Abstract

In colony collapse disorder (CCD), honey bee colonies inexplicably lose their workers. CCD has resulted in a loss of 50 to 90% of colonies in beekeeping operations across the United States. The observation that irradiated combs from affected colonies can be repopulated with naive bees suggests that infection may contribute to CCD. We used an unbiased metagenomic approach to survey microflora in CCD hives, normal hives, and imported royal jelly. Candidate pathogens were screened for significance of association with CCD by the examination of samples collected from several sites over a period of 3 years. One organism, Israeli acute paralysis virus of bees, was strongly correlated with CCD.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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