First molecular detection of Nosema ceranae in Turkey

Utuk A. E., Piskin F. C., Kurt M.

ANKARA UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.57, sa.4, ss.275-278, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 57 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1501/vetfak_0000002439
  • Dergi Adı: ANKARA UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.275-278
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Apis mellifera, Nosema ceranae, PCR, Turkey, HONEY-BEE, MICROSPORIDIAN PARASITE, APIS-MELLIFERA, INFECTION
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Nosema ceranae is an important microsporidian parasite of European honey bees (Apis mellifera). To date there is no information about the presence of N ceranae in Turkey. Nosema sp. was microscopically diagnosed in two bee colonies that were sent to our laboratory in the years 2007 and 2008. Positive samples were tested to detect the Nosema species using previously developed spesific PCR primers. As a result of our study we molecularly detected N. ceranae in Turkey for the first time.