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. 2023 Nov:201:108007.
doi: 10.1016/j.jip.2023.108007. Epub 2023 Oct 13.

Detection of Lotmaria passim in honeybees from Emilia Romagna (Italy) based on a culture method

Cecilia Rudelli  1 , Gloria Isani  1 , Giulia Andreani  1 , Perla Tedesco  2 , Roberta Galuppi  1
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Detection of Lotmaria passim in honeybees from Emilia Romagna (Italy) based on a culture method

Cecilia Rudelli et al. J Invertebr Pathol. 2023 Nov.

Abstract

Lotmaria passim is considered an emerging field of study in honeybee pathology, since it can threaten the health of the colony leading to a higher mortality rate. However, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the diffusion of this trypanosomatid in Italy. In this study, we highlight the presence of L. passim in the province of Bologna through its culture isolation from honeybee guts and microscopic observation.

Keywords: Apis mellifera; Cultural method; Honeybee pathogens; Lotmaria passim; Morphological identification; Trypanosomatid.

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Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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