Effects of Nosema apis Infection on Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Digestive Proteolytic Enzyme Activity

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-174

  Malone, Louise A ^a   Gatehouse, Heather S ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Digestive proteolytic enzyme activity; Gut proteases; Honey bee; Microspora; Microsporidian; Nosema apis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009742699     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1997.4715     Document Type: Article

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