The effect of Varroa destructor infection on honey bee
haemocytes

a 2020

The effect of Varroa destructor infection on honey bee haemocytes

VOLEKOVÁ, Tereza, Pavel HYRŠL, Martin KUNC a Pavel DOBEŠ

Základní údaje

Originální název

The effect of Varroa destructor infection on honey bee haemocytes

Autoři

VOLEKOVÁ, Tereza, Pavel HYRŠL, Martin KUNC a Pavel DOBEŠ

Vydání

Zoologické dny 2020, 2020

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Konferenční abstrakt

Obor

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

ISBN

978-80-87189-32-0

Klíčová slova anglicky

haemocyte honey bee pathogen varroa destructor cellular immunity

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam

Změněno: 29. 4. 2021 18:59, Mgr. Marie Šípková, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

Honey bees (Apis mellifera), one of the most important pollinators in our ecosystem, are still struggling with significant decline in many parts of the world. This is caused by combination of many factors, where pathogens are one of the main culprits. We focused on parasitic mite Varroa destructor which is well known for its ability to infect both honey bee larvae and workers, transmit viruses amplifying their negative impact; and if not treated, bringing the hive to the collapse in just one year. Honey bees are able to combat this infection through their immune response, which can be divided into three types: humoral, cellular and social immunity. Many studies described how behavioral mechanisms from social immunity and elevated antimicrobial substances in the haemolymph are fighting Varroa infection, but not so much is known about the effect of Varroa on the cellular part of the insect immunity – the haemocytes. These are specialised immune cells capable to perform defense responses like phagocytosis, nodulation and encapsulation. There are many types of haemocytes in different insect species, for instance plasmatocytes, granulocytes, lamellocytes, oenocytes and many others. We use flow cytometry with the help of various fluorescent markers to distinguish the elements present in the haemolymph including haemocytes. This method allows us to observe changes in haemocyte counts, their viability and activity. Our analyses were performed through the year 2019 to monitor the conditions of the hives and determine their health status. We also use confocal microscopy to compare honey bee haemocytes with characteristics of other species. Our results confirm that in honey bee haemolymph we can distinguish living haemocytes with intact membrane, permeabilised cells and not well-defined cellular debris. It remains to confirm if there is a significant difference between healthy and Varroa-infected bees.

Návaznosti

MUNI/C/1718/2018, interní kód MU

Název: Fyziologické reakcie hemocytov v stresových podmienkach

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Fyziologické reakcie hemocytov v stresových podmienkach, DO R. 2020 - Program rektora

Citovat

VOLEKOVÁ, Tereza, Pavel HYRŠL, Martin KUNC a Pavel DOBEŠ. The effect of Varroa destructor infection on honey bee haemocytes. In Zoologické dny 2020. 2020. ISBN 978-80-87189-32-0.

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VOLEKOVÁ, Tereza, Pavel HYRŠL, Martin KUNC a Pavel DOBEŠ. The effect of Varroa destructor infection on honey bee haemocytes. In \textit{Zoologické dny 2020}. 2020. ISBN~978-80-87189-32-0.

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