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Project

Comparative transgenerational immunity in African and European bees.
Code
01W02724
Duration
01 October 2024 → 30 September 2029
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Veterinary epidemiology
    • Veterinary immunology
    • Veterinary microbiology
Keywords
Honeybee infectious diseases transgenerational immunity
 
Project description
 

The promoters have demonstrated that during a bee season, the number of infectious diseases decreases by the existence of transgenerational immunity. In the present project, the course of viral and bacterial infections will be examined in Ethiopian bees. Next, primary, secondary and continuous cell cultures of bee embryos and larvae will be developed to examine the mechanism of transgenerational immunity.