Crithidia bombi explained

Crithidia bombi is a parasitic protist from the order Trypanosomatida. It is the most prevalent parasite of bumblebees.

Ecology

Crithidia bombi is an important parasite of various bumblebee species, including common species like Bombus terrestris, Bombus muscorum, and Bombus hortorum.[1] [2] The parasites negatively impact reproductive fitness of Bombus queens, as they affect their ovarian development as well as early colony establishment after the queens emerge from hibernation.[3]

Notes and References

  1. A Draft Genome of the Honey Bee Trypanosomatid Parasite Crithidia mellificae. PLOS ONE. 2014-04-17. 3990616. 24743507. e95057. 9. 4. 10.1371/journal.pone.0095057. Charles. Runckel. Joseph. DeRisi. Michelle L.. Flenniken. 2014PLoSO...995057R. free.
  2. Baer, B. and P. Schmid-Hempel . 2001 . Unexpected consequences of polyandry for parasitism and fitness in the bumblebee, Bombus terrestris . Evolution . 55 . 8 . 1639–1643 . 10.1554/0014-3820(2001)055[1639:ucopfp]2.0.co;2. 11580023 .
  3. Sex, horizontal transmission, and multiple hosts prevent local adaptation of Crithidia bombi, a parasite of bumblebees (Bombus spp.). Ecology and Evolution. 2012-05-01. 2045-7758. 3399159. 22837838. 930–940. 2. 5. 10.1002/ece3.250. Silvio. Erler. Mario. Popp. Stephan. Wolf. H. Michael G.. Lattorff. 2012EcoEv...2..930E .

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