Presence of Nosema ceranae in honeybees (Apis mellifera) in Uruguay

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-153

  Invernizzi, Ciro ^a   Abud, Carolina ^a   Tomasco, Ivanna H ^a   Harriet, Jorge ^b   Ramallo, Gustavo ^c   Campá, Juan ^b   Katz, Helena ^b   Gardiol, Gabriela ^b   Mendoza, Yamandú ^c  

^a Facultad de Ciencias   (Uruguay)

^b Dirección de Laboratorios Veterinarios Miguel C Rubino DILAVE MGAP   (Uruguay)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA INIA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Honeybee; Microsporidia; Nosema apis; Nosema ceranae; Nosemosis; PCR RFLP; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; GEOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSEMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; URUGUAY;

ANIMALS; BEES; GEOGRAPHY; NOSEMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; URUGUAY;

APIS MELLIFERA; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIUM; MICROSPORUM; NOSEMA; NOSEMA APIS; NOSEMA CERANAE;

EID: 67349220673     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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