Research Article

RNA 1 and RNA 2 Genomic Segments of Chronic Bee Paralysis Virus Are Infectious and Induce Chronic Bee Paralysis Disease

Table 1

Experimental conditions and bee sampling.

ConditionsCBPV
RNA copy number per bee
Number of bees per cage

Bees not inoculated (negative control: NC)030
Bees inoculated with inoculation buffer (IB)030
Bees inoculated with CBPV particles (VP)4.0 × 10440
Bees inoculated with CBPV (naked RNAs)4.0 × 10965
Bees inoculated with the mix of CBPV RNA 1 + RNA 2 (major RNAs)4.0 × 10965