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David Sumerlin
Publications - 2
Citations - 41
David Sumerlin is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Honey bee & Biological pest control. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 2 publications receiving 20 citations.
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Extracts of Polypore Mushroom Mycelia Reduce Viruses in Honey Bees
Paul E. Stamets,Nicholas L. Naeger,Jay D. Evans,Jennifer Han,Brandon K. Hopkins,Dawn Lopez,Henry M. Moershel,Regan Nally,David Sumerlin,Alexander N.W. Taylor,Lori M. Carris,Walter S. Sheppard +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, extracts from the mycelium of multiple polypore fungal species known to have antiviral properties were used to reduce honey bee deformed wing virus (DWV) and Lake Sinai virus (LSV) in a dose-dependent manner.
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Directed evolution of Metarhizium fungus improves its biocontrol efficacy against Varroa mites in honey bee colonies.
Jennifer Han,Nicholas L. Naeger,Brandon K. Hopkins,David Sumerlin,Paul E. Stamets,Lori M. Carris,Walter S. Sheppard +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a combination of traditional selection and directed evolution techniques developed for this system, new strains of Metarhizium brunneum were created that survived, germinated, and grew better at bee hive temperatures (35°C).