Asymmetrical coexistence of Nosema ceranae and Nosema apis in honey bees

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 204-209

  Chen, Yanping ^a   Evans, Jay D ^a   Zhou, Liang ^a   Boncristiani, Humberto ^a   Kimura, Kiyoshi ^b   Xiao, Tieguang ^c   Litkowski, A M ^d   Pettis, Jeffery S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c HUNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis cerana; Apis mellifera; Co infections; Host shifting; Nosema apis; Nosema ceranae; Predominant infection

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSEMA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BEES; GEOGRAPHY; NOSEMA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, FUNGAL;

APIDAE; APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA; NOSEMA APIS; NOSEMA CERANAE; NOSEMA SP.; NOSEMATIDAE;

EID: 67649908435     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2009.05.012     Document Type: Article

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