Maori E, Paldi N, Shafir S, Kalev H, Tsur E, Glick E, Sela I
Robert H. Smith Institute for Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, Virus Laboratory, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
Insect Mol Biol. 2009 Feb;18(1):55-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2009.00847.x.
Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) has been associated with Israeli acute paralysis virus (IAPV). CCD poses a serious threat to apiculture and agriculture as a whole, due to the consequent inability to provide the necessary amount of bees for pollination of critical crops. Here we report on RNAi-silencing of IAPV infection by feeding bees with double-stranded RNA, as an efficient and feasible way of controlling this viral disease. The association of CCD with IAPV is discussed, as well as the potential of controlling CCD.
蜂群崩溃失调症（CCD）与以色列急性麻痹病毒（IAPV）有关。由于随之而来的无法为关键作物授粉提供足够数量的蜜蜂，CCD对整个养蜂业和农业构成了严重威胁。在此，我们报告通过给蜜蜂喂食双链RNA来实现对IAPV感染的RNA干扰沉默，这是控制这种病毒性疾病的一种有效且可行的方法。文中还讨论了CCD与IAPV的关联以及控制CCD的可能性。
