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    Co-incubation of dsRNA reduces proportion of viable spores of Ascosphaera apis, a honey bee fungal pathogen (2020)

    Art
    Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag
    Autoren
    Tauber, James P.
    Einspanier, Ralf (WE 3)
    Evans, Jay D.
    McMahone, Dino P.
    Quelle
    Journal of apicultural research
    Bandzählung: 59
    Heftzählung: 5
    Seiten: 791 – 799
    ISSN: 0021-8839
    Sprache
    Englisch
    Verweise
    URL (Volltext): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00218839.2020.1754090
    DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2020.1754090
    Kontakt
    Institut für Veterinär-Biochemie

    Oertzenweg 19 b
    14163 Berlin
    +49 30 838 62225
    biochemie@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

    Abstract / Zusammenfassung

    There are viral, fungal, bacterial and trypanosomal pathogens that negatively impact the individual and superorganismal health of the western honey bee. One fungal pathogen, Ascosphaera apis, affects larvae and is the etiological agent of the disease chalkbrood. A previous genome analysis of A. apis revealed that its genome encodes for RNA interference genes, similar to other fungi and eukaryotes. Here, we examined whether A. apis-targeting double-stranded RNA species could disrupt the germination of A. apis. We observed that when spores were co-incubated with A. apis-targeting dsRNA, fewer spores were activated for germination, suggesting an uptake of exogenous genetic material at the very onset of germination and consequent damage to essential transcripts needed for germination. Overall, these results indi-cate that the causative agent of chalkbrood disease can be successfully targeted using an RNAi-based strategy.