[Mitarbeiter.zoologie] Crithidia and infection of Bombus

[Robert Paxton]

Dear All,

For those at the pathogen meeting this morning, the Adler references related to impacts of phytochemical on Crithidia transmission are NOT below. I cannot find the reference to sunflower nectar phytochemical inhibiting Crithidia growth, but at least those below demonstrate Adler’s attempts to address the issue. If you can find the relevant reference showing sunflower nectar has an inhibitory effect on Crithidia growth, please share it with me.

Thanks,

Robert

1.	L. S. Adler et al., Disease where you dine: plant species and floral traits associated with pathogen transmission in bumble bees. Ecology 99, 2535-2545 (2018).
1.	L. L. Figueroa et al., Bee pathogen transmission dynamics: deposition, persistence and acquisition on flowers. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 286, 20190603 (2019).
1.	L. L. Richardson et al., Secondary metabolites in floral nectar reduce parasite infections in bumblebees. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences 282,  (2015).