Vairimorpha infections in endemic Moroccan honeybees: A cross-sectional study

Aissa Saidi; Abderrahman Sadikaoui; Abdellatif Faiq

doi:10.30972/vet.3628426

Autores/as

Aissa Saidi l'Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5503-8095
Abderrahman Sadikaoui l'Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1879-8436
Abdellatif Faiq l'Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1696-0750

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30972/vet.3628426

Palabras clave:

Apis mellifera intertermissa, Apis mellifera sahariensis, abeja marroquí, recuento de esporas de Nosema, Vairimorpha apis, Vairimorpha ceranae

Resumen

La biodiversidad y la seguridad alimentaria en la Tierra serían imposibles sin la contribución de los animales e insectos polinizadores, como la abeja melífera (Apis mellifera), el actor principal. Sin embargo, la distribución y diversidad de esas poblaciones de insectos, especialmente las especies nativas, se ven amenazadas por muchos factores estresantes bióticos y abióticos que causan el trastorno de colapso de colonias (CCD) en colmenares de todo el mundo. Un hongo (Vairimorpha) que infecta el intestino del insecto causa la enfermedad (nosemosis), que se eleva entre los factores bióticos que podrían estar relacionados con la aparición del CCD. En el estudio actual, hemos examinado 206 muestras de diferentes colmenares en la región de Souss-Massa (Marruecos), para analizar la situación epidemiológica relacionada con la parasitosis en las abejas melíferas marroquíes. La herramienta de microscopio se utilizó para detectar y contar las esporas de Vairimorpha spp., y la herramienta molecular se utilizó para discriminar Vairimorpha apis de Vairimorpha ceranae. Los resultados del análisis microscópico mostraron una tasa de prevalencia del 78,6%, una abundancia media de 7×105 esporas/abeja/colmenar y una intensidad de infección media de 9×105 esporas/abeja/colmenar. La herramienta molecular mostró que V. ceranae es más prevalente que V. apis. Por lo tanto, como en muchos otros lugares del planeta, V. ceranae también se ha vuelto invasiva en las abejas melíferas nativas de Marruecos, lo que nos impulsa a considerar este nuevo estado ecológico en futuros programas de control y conservación.

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Biografía del autor/a

Aissa Saidi, l'Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires

Regional Laboratory of Analyses and Research (ONSSA), Agadir 80000, Morocco.

Abderrahman Sadikaoui, l'Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires

Veterinary Services, ONSSA, Souss-Massa Regional Direction, Agadir 80000, Morocco

Abdellatif Faiq, l'Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires

Veterinary Services, ONSSA, Souss-Massa Regional Direction, Agadir 80000, Morocco

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