Guido Cordoni

TL;DR: A review of the history and recent literature of this virus complex, covering history and origins; the geographic, host and tissue distribution; pathology and transmission; genetics and variation; diagnostics, and discuss these within the context of the molecular and biological similarities and differences between the viruses as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: The two strains of slow bee paralysis virus were found to co-exist at different proportions in two independently propagated SBPV preparations, with positive samples found only in England and Switzerland, in colonies with variable degrees of Varroa infestation.

TL;DR: The conclusion to be drawn is that firstly, APEC are very diverse and secondly, it is not possible to rely on any one or more basic molecular or phenotypic tests to define APEC with clarity, reaffirming the need for whole genome analysis approaches as described here.

TL;DR: Real-time RT-PCR was used to screen immature and adult bees collected from 63 beekeeping sites across Uganda for seven viral pathogens, and Black queen cell virus (BQCV) was found in 35.6% of samples.

TL;DR: Two multiplex assays were developed and validated for the detection of S. equi subspecies zooepidemicus, the most common differential diagnosis of Strangles and demonstrated a sensitivity and specificity of 95% and 98% respectively.