IN THE BATTLE OF THE DISEASE: A TRANSCRIPTOMIC ANALYSIS OF EUROPEAN FOULBROOD-DISEASED LARVAE OF THE WESTERN HONEY BEE (APIS MELLIFERA)

In the battle of the disease: a transcriptomic analysis of European foulbrood-diseased larvae of the Western honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Abstract Background European foulbrood is a significant bacterial brood disease of Apis sp.and can cause severe and devastating damages in beekeeping operations.Nevertheless, the epidemiology of its causative agent Melissococcus plutonius Soaps has been begun to uncover but the underlying mechanisms of infection and cause of disease still is not we

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Phenols content and 2-D electrophoresis protein pattern: a promising tool to monitor Posidonia meadows health state

Abstract Background The endemic seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile colonizes soft bottoms producing highly productive meadows that play a crucial role in coastal ecosystems dynamics.Human activities and natural events are responsible for a widespread meadows regression; to date the identification of "diagnostic" tools to monitor conservation s

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