Figure 6From: Ecto- and endoparasite induce similar chemical and brain neurogenomic responses in the honey bee (Apis mellifera)Deformed wing virus titers increased in the honey bee brain with parasitism. Viral titers are expressed as the total number of tags in a sample for each colony individually (Colony 1 and Colony 2). Deformed wing virus (DWV) levels were significantly higher in Varroa-infested bees compared to Nosema- and control bees (Generalized Linear Model with Cox-Reid method for estimating dispersion; Varroa vs. control: P < 0.05, Varroa vs. Nosema: P < 0.01), while increased DWV levels in Nosema-infested bees were marginally significant (P < 0.10). Varroa destructor virus (VDV) titers did not differ between parasitized and control bees (For P-values see Additional file 5: Table S6.)Back to article page