Presence of Nosema ceranae in Africanized honey bee colonies in Costa Rica
Nosemosis is a severe disease caused by the microsporidian Nosema sp. affecting adult honey bees (Apis mellifera) (Bailey and Ball, 1991). Nosema spores infect the epithelial layer of the ventriculus and midgut of adult bees, causing digestive disorders and shortening the life span of bees, with...
| Autores Principales: | Sánchez Chaves, Luis, Calderón, Rafael, Yanez, Orlando, Fallas, Natalia |
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| Formato: | Artículo |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Journal of Apicultural Research
2024
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http://hdl.handle.net/11056/27775 |
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Nosemosis is a severe disease caused by the microsporidian
Nosema sp. affecting adult honey bees (Apis mellifera) (Bailey and
Ball, 1991). Nosema spores infect the epithelial layer of the
ventriculus and midgut of adult bees, causing digestive disorders
and shortening the life span of bees, with a resulting decrease in
bee population (Ritter, 2001). So far only two microsporidian
parasites have been described in honey bees: N. apis and N.
ceranae. Nosema apis was the first described microsporidian in
honey bees (Zander, 1909) |
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