African honey bees (Apis mellifera scutellata) and nosema (Nosema apis) infections

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 13-15

  Fries, Ingemar ^a   Slemenda, Susan B ^b   da Silva, Alexandre ^b   Pieniazek, Norman J ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Apis mellifera scutellata; Development; Diseases of bees; Genes; Molecular characterization; Nosema apis; Seasonal prevalence; Tropical climates

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA SCUTELLATA; APOIDEA; MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA; NOSEMA APIS;

EID: 0038605774     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2003.11101080     Document Type: Article

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