The Laboratory is extending the tasks of the Reference Laboratories to other important parasites and pathogens of honey bees.
Main research topics and projects
- Subtyping of Paenibacillus larvae for epidemiological investigations
- Project partner in the German Bee Monitoring Project (DeBiMo)
Method overview
- ERIC-Genotyping of Paenibacillus larvae by repPCR and MALDI-TOF MS
- Identification of Paenibacillus larvae and Melissococcus plutonius by real-time PCR
- Identification of Vespa velutina by macroscopic examination
- Phase contrast microscopy for identification of Nosemosis
- Identification of Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae by real-time PCR
- Differentiation of Nosema spp. by PCR and restriction enzyme digestion
- Phase contrast microscopy for identification of infestation with Malpighamoeba mellificae
- Identification of Malpighamoeba mellificae by real-time PCR
- Identification of Acarapis woodi by microscopic examination
- Molecular identification of RNA-viruses of honey bees by RT-PCR and real-time PCR:
- Akute Bee Paralysis Virus (ABPV)
- Black Queen Cell Virus (BQCV)
- Chronic Bee Paralysis Virus (CBPV)
- Deformed Wing Virus (DWV)
- Sacbrood Virus (SBV)