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Effects of Bacterial Cell-Free Supernatant on Nutritional Parameters of Apis Mellifera and Their Toxicity Against Varroa Destructor

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|Jul 2020

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Fig. 1

Cumulative survival of bees fed on different concentrations of CFS 1 (cell-free supernatant produced by Lactobacillus johnsonii AJ5) for six days.
Cumulative survival of bees fed on different concentrations of CFS 1 (cell-free supernatant produced by Lactobacillus johnsonii AJ5) for six days.

Fig. 2

Cumulative survival of bees fed on different concentrations of CFS 2 (cell-free supernatant produced by Enterococcus faecium SM21) for six days.
Cumulative survival of bees fed on different concentrations of CFS 2 (cell-free supernatant produced by Enterococcus faecium SM21) for six days.

Fig. 3

Cumulative survival of bees fed on different concentrations of CFS 3 (cell-free supernatant produced by Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis Mori2) for six days.
Cumulative survival of bees fed on different concentrations of CFS 3 (cell-free supernatant produced by Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis Mori2) for six days.

Mean and standard deviation of soluble protein per bee (mg/mg) for each CFS concentration

CFS concentrationMean ± SD
ControlSyrup0.0105bc ± 0.0022
MRS/syrup0.0098c ± 0.0029
BHI/syrup0.0106bc ± 0.0018
CFS11 % v/v CFS 1/syrup0.0106bc ± 0.0023
6 % v/v CFS 1/syrup0.0112abc ± 0.0027
20 % v/v CFS 1/syrup0.0119abc ± 0.0033
40 % v/v CFS 1/syrup0.0146a± 0.0054
CFS21 % v/v CFS 2/syrup0.0115abc ± 0.0029
5 % v/v CFS 2/syrup0.0115abc ± 0.0036
15 % v/v CFS 2/syrup0.0125abc ± 0.0025
30 % v/v CFS 2/syrup0.0136ab ± 0.0049
CFS35 % v/v CFS 3/syrup0.0110abc ± 0.0026
15 % v/v CFS 3/syrup0.0127abc ± 0.0048
30 % v/v CFS 3/syrup0.0142a± 0.0039
60 % v/v CFS 3/syrup-

Mean and standard deviation of dead mite at 72 h in contact with bees feeding with different CFSs concentrations

CFS concentrationDead mite ± SDEffectiveness (%)
Controlsyrup0.125a ± 0.33712.5
MRS/syrup0.130a ± 0.34413
BHI/syrup0.133a ± 0.34513.3
CFS11 % v/v CFS 1/syrup0.218a ± 0.42021.8
6 % v/v CFS 1/syrup0.419ab ± 0.50141.9
20 % v/v CFS 1/syrup0.333ab ± 0.47933.3
40 % v/v CFS 1/syrup0.566b ± 0.50456.6
CFS21 % v/v CFS 2/syrup0.130a ± 0.34413
5 % v/v CFS 2/syrup0.214a ± 0.41721.4
15 % v/v CFS 2/syrup0.200a ± 0.40620
30 % v/v CFS 2/syrup0.166a ± 0.37916.6
CFS35 % v/v CFS 3/syrup0.259a ± 0.44625.9
15 % v/v CFS 3/syrup0.233a ± 0.43023.3
30 % v/v CFS 3/syrup0.241a ± 0.43524.1
60 % v/v CFS 3/syrup0.240a ± 0.43524

Mean and standard deviation of fat body mass per bee (mg/bee) for each CFS concentration

CFS concentrationMean ± SD
ControlSyrup0.0021ab ± 0.0012
MRS/syrup0.0018ab ± 0.0012
BHI/syrup0.0018ab ± 0.0009
CFS11 % v/v CFS 1/syrup0.0019ab ± 0.0010
6 % v/v CFS 1/syrup0.0018ab ± 0.0010
20 % v/v CFS 1/syrup0.0019ab ± 0.0009
40 % v/v CFS 1/syrup0.0020ab ± 0.0010
CFS21 % v/v CFS 2/syrup0.0019ab ± 0.0013
5 % v/v CFS 2/syrup0.0021ab ± 0.0017
15 % v/v CFS 2/syrup0.0015b ± 0.0008
30 % v/v CFS 2/syrup0.0022a± 0.0013
CFS35 % v/v CFS 3/syrup0.0018ab ± 0.0010
15 % v/v CFS 3/syrup0.0023a ± 0.0011
30 % v/v CFS 3/syrup0.0019ab ± 0.0008
60 % v/v CFS 3/syrup-

V_ destructor mortality (%) at different CFS concentrations (% v/v) at 7 h of contact exposition

CFS concentrationMortality %
ControlWater0
MRS/water0
BHI/water0
CFS110 % v/v CFS1/water3.33
30 % v/v CFS1/water11.1
60 % v/v CFS1/water3.57
100 % v/v CFS1/water6.66
CFS210 % v/v CFS2/water0
30 % v/v CFS2/water0
60 % v/v CFS2/water0
100 % v/v CFS2/water3.33
CFS310 % v/v CFS3/water0
30 % v/v CFS3/water0
60 % v/v CFS3/water0
100 % v/v CFS3/water0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2020-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439
Language: English
Page range: 55 - 66
Submitted on: Apr 4, 2019
Accepted on: Feb 11, 2020
Published on: Jul 2, 2020
Published by: Research Institute of Horticulture
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2020 Fiorella G. De Piano, Matias D. Maggi, Facundo R. Meroi Arceitto, Marcela C. Audisio, Martín Eguaras, Sergio R. Ruffinengo, published by Research Institute of Horticulture
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