Impact of protoporphyrin lysine derivatives on the ability of Nosema ceranae spores to infect honeybees

Abstrakt

The effect of two protoporphyrin IX derivatives conjugated with single (PP[Lys(TFA)-OH)]2) or double (PP[Lys(TFA)-Lys(TFA)-OH]2) lysine moieties on the infectious capacity of Nosema ceranae spores was examined, and their efficacies were compared with those of a cationic porphyrin (H2TTMePP). Honeybees were inoculated with spores preincubated with porphyrins or with untreated spores (control). A significantly lower level of infection was observed in the bees infected with the porphyrin-treated spores than in the infected control. Porphyrins 1 and 2 reduced the infectious capability of microsporidia more efficiently than porphyrin 3, with bee mortality declining to almost 50%. Confocal analysis of the midguts of infected bees revealed distinct differences in the number of spores between the control group and the group infected with PP[Lys(TFA)-Lys(TFA)-OH]2-treated spores. Notably, bees with a reduced level of infection consumed less sucrose syrup than the control bees, indicating a reduction in digestive disorders and an improvement in food absorption.

Autorzy

Katarzyna Buczek
Katarzyna Buczek
Kamil Deryło
Kamil Deryło
Mateusz Kutyła
Mateusz Kutyła
Katarzyna Rybicka-Jasińska
Katarzyna Rybicka-Jasińska
Dorota Gryko
Dorota Gryko
Beata Rodzik
Beata Rodzik
Mariusz Trytek
Mariusz Trytek
artykuł
Insects
Angielski
2020
11
8
1-12
otwarte czasopismo
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