Evison Sophie Ef
Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Alfred Denny Building, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK.
Curr Opin Insect Sci. 2015 Aug;10:65-70. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2015.04.015. Epub 2015 May 9.
Chalkbrood is a fungal brood disease of the honey bee, Apis mellifera, caused by the parasite Ascosphaera apis. Considered as a stress-related disease, the severity of chalkbrood outbreaks depend on a multitude of interacting factors. The specific relationship between host and parasite in this disease is interesting because the parasite is both heterothallic and semelparous. Recent studies highlight that this specific host-parasite relationship is influenced by factors such as interactions with other parasite strains or species, and environmental perturbations. To understand how to protect pollinators most effectively, it is crucial that future research takes a more ecologically relevant approach by studying the basic biology of the host-parasite relationship in the context of the multi-factorial processes that influence it.
白垩病是蜜蜂（西方蜜蜂）的一种真菌性幼虫病，由寄生虫蜜蜂球囊菌引起。白垩病被认为是一种与应激相关的疾病，其爆发的严重程度取决于众多相互作用的因素。这种疾病中宿主与寄生虫之间的特定关系很有趣，因为该寄生虫是异宗配合且单次生殖的。最近的研究强调，这种特定的宿主 - 寄生虫关系受到与其他寄生虫菌株或物种的相互作用以及环境扰动等因素的影响。为了了解如何最有效地保护传粉者，未来的研究至关重要的是通过在影响宿主 - 寄生虫关系的多因素过程背景下研究其基本生物学，采取更具生态相关性的方法。
