[Pollinator] Moku virus; a new Iflavirus found in wasps, honey bees and Varroa

[Kelly Rourke]

*Moku virus; a new Iflavirus found in wasps, honey bees and Varroa*

http://www.nature.com/articles/srep34983



*Abstract*

There is an increasing global trend of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs)
affecting a wide range of species, including honey bees. The global
epidemic of the single stranded RNA Deformed wing virus (DWV), driven by
the spread of Varroa destructor has been well documented. However, DWV is
just one of many insect RNA viruses which infect a wide range of hosts.
Here we report the full genome sequence of a novel Iflavirus named Moku
virus (MV), discovered in the social wasp Vespula pensylvanica collected in
Hawaii. The novel genome is 10,056 nucleotides long and encodes a
polyprotein of 3050 amino acids. Phylogenetic analysis showed that MV is
most closely related to Slow bee paralysis virus (SBPV), which is highly
virulent in honey bees but rarely detected. Worryingly, MV sequences were
also detected in honey bees and Varroa from the same location, suggesting
that MV can also infect other hymenopteran and Acari hosts.



Kelly Rourke

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