Communications Biology (Mar 2023)

Host-driven temperature dependence of Deformed wing virus infection in honey bee pupae

  • Evan C. Palmer-Young,
  • Eugene V. Ryabov,
  • Lindsey M. Markowitz,
  • Dawn L. Boncristiani,
  • Kyle Grubbs,
  • Asha Pawar,
  • Raymond Peterson,
  • Jay D. Evans

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04704-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Deformed Wing Virus best infects honey bee pupae at temperatures optimal for pupal development—not for viral enzymes—suggesting host facilitation of virus replication, and tradeoffs between infection resistance and bee survival.