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. 2020 Apr 10;11(4):239. doi: 10.3390/insects11040239

Table 1.

Viruses detected in A. mellifera. List of all viruses identified thus far in A. mellifera together with their (provisional) name, acronym, taxonomic classification and genome accession number (preference for earliest reported full-length genome sequence; n.a. = “not available”; PEHZ00000000 is the accession number of the entire raw sequence data of Galbraith et al. [61] containing these virus sequences). Distinct taxonomic units (Order, Family, Virus, Major Strain) are separated by horizontal lines. Viruses with partial genome sequences are marked with a single asterisk (*), and those for which no sequence information is available are marked with two asterisks (**). For all other viruses (near) full-length genome sequences are available. a: Viruses detected primarily in V. destructor. b: Viruses with DNA genomes. c: Novel picorna-like viruses identified in Australian honey bees by Roberts et al. [50]. The columns on the right summarize the current experimental evidence for the presence (+, highlighted), unclear (~), absence (-) or unknown (?) status of the different transmission routes for the various viruses (green = oral-fecal transmission; red = varroa-mediated transmission; black = contact transmission; blue = sexual-vertical transmission; orange = environmental transmission), as well as the evidence for their seasonal incidence (spring, summer, autumn, winter), marked on a three-point scale (+, ++, +++).

Genome Order Family Virus Major Strains Accession Number TRANSMISSION SEASON
ORAL-FECAL VARROA CONTACT VERTICAL ENVIRONMENT SPRING SUMMER AUTUMN WINTER
ssRNA(+) Picornavirales Dicistroviridae Acute bee paralysis virus ABPV AF150629 + + - + + + +++ ++ +
KBV AY275710 + + - + + + ++ +++ ?
IAPV EF219380 + + - + + + ++ ++ ?
Aphid lethal paralysis virus ALPV AF536531 ? ? ? ? + - +++ - ?
Apis dicistrovirus ADV KY354239 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Big Sioux river virus BSRV KY826434 ? ? ? ? + - +++ ++ ?
Black queen cell virus BQCV AF183905 + ~ - + + + +++ + +
Bundaberg bee virus 1 c QLD-6 MG995706 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Bundaberg bee virus 2 * c QLD-4 MG995700 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Empeyrat virus c NT-5 KU754505 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
QLD-7 MG995702 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Hobart bee virus 1 * c TAS-7 MG995722 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Perth bee virus 1 * c WA2-13 MG995730 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Perth bee virus 2 * c WA1-14 MG995726 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Renmark bee virus 1 * c SA-7 MG995710 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rhopalosiphum padi virus c RhPV AF022937 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Robinvale bee virus 1 * c VN1-10 MG995714 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Robinvale bee virus 2 * c VN1-57 MG995719 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Robinvale bee virus 3 * c VN1-50 MG995718 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Iflaviridae Bundaberg bee virus 4 c QLD-11 MG995705 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Bundaberg bee virus 5 c QLD-13 MG995706 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Bundaberg bee virus 6 c QLD-14 MG995707 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
NT-12 MG995697 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Darwin bee virus 2 * c NT-6 MG995694 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
NT-17 MG995699 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Deformed wing virus DWV-A AY292384 + + - + + + ++ +++ +++
DWV-B AY251269 + + - + + + + ++ +
DWV-C ERS657948 ? ? ? ? ? + + +++ +++
(Egypt bee virus*) DWV-D n.a. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Moku virus MV KU645789 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Perth bee virus 3 * c WA2-20 MG995731 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
VN2-2 MG995723 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
VN2-6 MG995724 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Renmark bee virus 2 * c SA-5 MG995709 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Robinvale bee virus 4 c VN3-43 MG995721 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Sacbrood virus SBV AF092924 + - - ? + +++ ++ + ?
TSBV KM884995 + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Slow bee paralysis virus SBPV EU035616 + + - ? + - - - ?
Varroa destructor virus-2 a VDV-2 KX578271 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Nodaviridae Apis Nora virus ANV KY354240 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Nodamura-like virus * ? PEHZ00000000 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Secoviridae Seco-like virus * ? PEHZ00000000 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Tobacco ringspot virus TRSV U50869 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? Arkansas bee virus ** ArkBV n.a. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Berkeley bee virus ** BerkBPV n.a. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? Bundaberg bee virus 7 * c QLD-8 MG995703 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Darwin bee virus 5 c NT1 MG995692 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Perth bee virus 6 * c WA2-62 MG995732 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Perth bee virus 7 * c WA1-16 MG995727 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Perth bee virus 8 * c WA1-18 MG995728 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Perth bee virus 9 * c WA1-9 MG995725 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Renmark bee virus 4 c SA-10 MG995708 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Renmark bee virus 5 * c SA-8 MG995711 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Robinvale bee virus 7 * c VN1-35 MG995717 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Robinvale bee virus 9 * c VN3-31 MG995720 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? Darwin bee virus 6 c NT-8 MG995696 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Perth bee virus 4 * c WA2-63 MG995733 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Perth bee virus 5 * c WA1-24 MG995729 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Renmark bee virus 3 c SA4 MG995708 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Robinvale bee virus 5 * c VN1-15 MG995715 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Robinvale bee virus 8 c VN1-22 MG995716 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? Bundaberg bee virus 8 * c QLD-9 MG995704 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Darwin bee virus 7 * c NT-15 MG995698 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? Darwin bee virus 8 * c NT-7 MG995695 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Robinvale bee virus 6 * c VN1-8 MG995713 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Tymovirales Tymoviridae Bee Macula-like virus BeeMLV KT162925 ? + ? ? + + ++ +++ ?
Varroa Tymo-like virus * a VTLV KT162926 ? + ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? Cloudy wing virus ** CWV n.a. ? - ~ ? ? + + + ?
? ? Chronic bee paralysis virus CBPV EU122230 + - + ? + ++ ++ + ?
? Bee virus ** BVX n.a. + ? ? ? ? +++ + + ?
BVY n.a. + ? ? ? ? + +++ + ?
Lake Sinai virus LSV-1 HQ871931 ? ? ? ? + ++ +++ ++ ?
LSV-2 HQ888865 ? ? ? ? + +++ + + ?
LSV-3 MH267700 ? ? ? ? + + + + ?
LSV-4 KM886903 ? ? ? ? + + + + ?
? ? Varroa destructor virus-3 a VDV-3 KX578272 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? Varroa destructor virus-4 a VDV-4 MK032464 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
ssRNA(-) Articulavirales Orthomyxoviridae Varroa orthomyxovirus-1 a VOV-1 MK032465 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Bunyavirales Arenaviridae Apis bunyavirus-1 * ABV-1 KY354236 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Phasmaviridae Apis bunyavirus-2 * ABV-2 KY354237 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Mononegavirales Rhabdoviridae Apis rhabdovirus-1 ARV-1 MH267691 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Apis rhabdovirus-2 ARV-2 KY354234 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
dsRNA ? Partitiviridae Partiti-like virus * ? PEHZ00000000 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
ssDNA ? Circoviridae Circo-like virus-1 * b ? PEHZ00000000 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Circo-like virus-2 * b ? PEHZ00000000 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
dsDNA Megavirales Baculoviridae Apis mellifera filamentous virus b AmFV MH243376 + ? ? ? ? +++ + + ?
Iridoviridae Apis iridescent virus * b AIV AF042340 ? ? ? ? ? + ++ + ?