Iridovirus and Microsporidian Linked to Honey Bee Colony Decline

Jerry J. Bromenshenk; Colin B. Henderson; Charles H. Wick; Michael F. Stanford; Alan W. Zulich; Rabih E. Jabbour; Samir V. Deshpande; Patrick E. McCubbin; Robert A. Seccomb; Phillip M. Welch; Trevor Williams; David R. Firth; Evan Skowronski; Margaret M. Lehmann; Shan L. Bilimoria; Joanna Gress; Kevin W. Wanner; Robert A. Cramer Jr

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0013181

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Iridovirus and Microsporidian Linked to Honey Bee Colony Decline

Jerry J. Bromenshenk ,

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Affiliations Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America, Bee Alert Technology, Inc., Missoula, Montana, United States of America
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Colin B. Henderson,

Affiliations College of Technology, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America, Bee Alert Technology, Inc., Missoula, Montana, United States of America
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Charles H. Wick,

Affiliation US Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood Area, Maryland, United States of America
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Michael F. Stanford,

Affiliation US Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood Area, Maryland, United States of America
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Alan W. Zulich,

Affiliation US Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood Area, Maryland, United States of America
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Rabih E. Jabbour,

Affiliation Science Applications International Corporation, Abingdon, Maryland, United States of America
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Samir V. Deshpande,

Affiliations Science Technology Corporation, Edgewood, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Towson University, Towson, Maryland, United States of America
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Patrick E. McCubbin,

Affiliation OptiMetrics, Inc., Abingdon, Maryland, United States of America
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Robert A. Seccomb,

Affiliation Bee Alert Technology, Inc., Missoula, Montana, United States of America
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Phillip M. Welch,

Affiliation Bee Alert Technology, Inc., Missoula, Montana, United States of America
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Trevor Williams,

Affiliation Instituto de Ecologia AC, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
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David R. Firth,

Affiliation Department of Information Systems and Technology, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America
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Evan Skowronski,

Affiliation US Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood Area, Maryland, United States of America
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Margaret M. Lehmann,

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Molecular Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
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Shan L. Bilimoria,

Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America, Center for Biotechnology and Genomics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
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Joanna Gress,

Affiliation Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
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Kevin W. Wanner,

Affiliation Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
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Robert A. Cramer Jr

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Molecular Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
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Iridovirus and Microsporidian Linked to Honey Bee Colony Decline

Jerry J. Bromenshenk,
Colin B. Henderson,
Charles H. Wick,
Michael F. Stanford,
Alan W. Zulich,
Rabih E. Jabbour,
Samir V. Deshpande,
Patrick E. McCubbin,
Robert A. Seccomb,
Phillip M. Welch

Published: October 6, 2010
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013181

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Error in the Introduction regarding reference [11] in the paper.

Posted by Victor2010 on 10 Oct 2010 at 19:37 GMT

In the Introduction, an incorrect statement was made with regards to reference [11].

"Whether these RNA fragments were from the host or RNA bee viruses is unknown [11]."

The polyA ribosomal RNA fragments were identified in reference [11] as 5.8s and 28s. That would be of Honeybee origin (nuclear).

Competing interests declared: Commencing ssRNA virus research.

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Error in the Introduction regarding reference [11] in the paper.

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