Verónica Narvaez

Dr. Verónica Narvaez

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Academic Career Length

29Years (1998-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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19 February 1998 in Nature
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ASAmanda Swain
Amanda Swain
VNVerónica Narvaez
Verónica Narvaez
PBPaul Burgoyne
Paul Burgoyne
GCGiovanna Camerino
Giovanna Camerino
RLRobin Lovell-Badge
Robin Lovell-Badge

1 October 2004 in Developmental Biology
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RSRyohei Sekido
Ryohei Sekido
IBIsabelle Bar
Isabelle Bar
VNVerónica Narvaez
Verónica Narvaez
GPGraeme Penny
Graeme Penny
RLRobin Lovell-Badge
Robin Lovell-Badge

10 March 2015 in Biological Invasions
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BSBERNARDO SACHMAN
BERNARDO SACHMAN
VNVerónica Narvaez
Verónica Narvaez
EREnrique Reynaud
Enrique Reynaud
The rapid decline in range and relative abundance of some wild North American bumble bee species, combined with the commercialization of bumble bee colonies as agricultural pollinators, and recent evidence that bumble bees can be infected by honey bee viruses, suggest the possibility that invasive and emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) may play a substantial current and future role in the decline of wild bumble bee populations. Pollination in North American greenhouses is primarily mediated by industrially produced Bombus impatiens colonies. The use of B. impatiens is preferred in greenhouses because it is a native species of East North America and they are very efficient pollinators. However, B. impatiens is also host of various viruses that have been associated with colony collapse disorder in honey bees, as well as hosts to a number of bumble bee-specific pathogens and parasites. In this study, we used qPCR to screen adult worker bumble bees collected from 120 different greenhouses in central Mexico. Fifty-four locations were positive for one or more pathogens (45 %). The most frequently detected pathogen was Apicystis bombi, which was present in 32 colonies. Of these 32 A. bombi positive colonies, 15 were co-infected with at least one other pathogen or parasite, such as Locustacarus buchneri, Nosema bombi, or the viral pathogens ABPV, CBPV, DWV, IAPV and KBV. Routine use of this type of screening technology together with policy changes to restrict pathogen infested commercial bumble bees should help improve the selection of healthy commercial colonies of B. impatiens and could lead to a higher efficiency in greenhouse pollination thus providing better environmental conservation of natural Bombus spp. by preventing spillover of EIDs.

1 March 2006 in Developmental Biology
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DSDenhí Schnabel
Denhí Schnabel
ESEnrique Salas-Vidal
Enrique Salas-Vidal
VNVerónica Narvaez
Verónica Narvaez
María del Rayo Sánchez-CarbenteMaría del Rayo Sánchez-Carbente
María del Rayo Sánchez-Carbente
DHDavid Hernández-García
David Hernández-García
LCLuis Covarrubias
Luis Covarrubias

1 May 2012 in Journal of Insect Physiology
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RCRaquel Cossio-Bayugar
Raquel Cossio-Bayugar
estefan mirandaestefan miranda
estefan miranda
VNVerónica Narvaez
Verónica Narvaez
FOFrancisco Olvera-Valencia
Francisco Olvera-Valencia
EREnrique Reynaud
Enrique Reynaud

1 November 2010 in Experimental Parasitology
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MLMartha Legorreta-Herrera
Martha Legorreta-Herrera
RRRaquel Retana-Ugalde
Raquel Retana-Ugalde
JVJosé Luis Ventura-Gallegos
José Luis Ventura-Gallegos
VNVerónica Narvaez
Verónica Narvaez