{"id":3030,"date":"2026-04-17T05:13:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T05:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/?p=3030"},"modified":"2026-04-17T06:22:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:22:06","slug":"spiroplasmas-lesser-pathogens-but-not-harmless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/esp\/spiroplasmas-lesser-pathogens-but-not-harmless\/","title":{"rendered":"Espiroplasmas, pat\u00f3genos menores pero no inofensivos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Las espiroplasmas son bacterias con un papel significativo como pat\u00f3genos de las abejas mel\u00edferas. Estos microorganismos se han registrado en Europa, Am\u00e9rica y Asia, y dichas infecciones ocurren a trav\u00e9s de alimentos contaminados, la picadura de Varroa destructor y verticalmente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Spiroplasma apis <\/em>causa la \u201cenfermedad de May\u201d neurol\u00f3gica, que ocurre en Europa, y <em>Spiroplasma melliferum<\/em> causa la enfermedad de las abejas rastreras en China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Considerando el impacto de factores inespec\u00edficos que afectan a las abejas, el riesgo de enfermedades causadas por espiroplasmas est\u00e1 aumentando. Por lo tanto, estudiar las fuentes de espiroplasmas y los factores significativos para la infecci\u00f3n ser\u00e1 cada vez m\u00e1s importante.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un nuevo art\u00edculo en la <a href=\"https:\/\/reference-global.com\/article\/10.2478\/jas-2026-0003\" title=\"\">Revista de Ciencias Ap\u00edcolas<\/a> Lea esto y resuma el asunto. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Spiroplasmas_as_Causative_Agents_of_Honey_Bees_Diseases.pdf\" title=\"\">aqu\u00ed<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Estos microorganismos se han registrado en Europa, Am\u00e9rica y Asia, y tales infecciones ocurren a trav\u00e9s de alimentos contaminados, la picadura de Varroa destructor y verticalmente.<br \/>\nSpiroplasma apis causa la enfermedad neurol\u00f3gica \u201cenfermedad de mayo\u201d que ocurre en Europa, y Spiroplasma melliferum causa la enfermedad de arrastre de las abejas en China.<br \/>\nConsiderando el impacto de factores inespec\u00edficos que afectan a las abejas, el riesgo de enfermedades causadas por espiroplasmas est\u00e1 aumentando. 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