Author: Jim Sliwa, American Society for Microbiology

  • Is plant virus linked to honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)?

    A viral pathogen that typically infects plants has been found in honeybees and could help explain their decline. Researchers working in the U.S. and Beijing, China report their findings in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. The routine screening of bees for frequent and rare viruses “resulted in the serendipitous…