Nosema ceranae infects honey bees (Apis mellifera) and contaminates honey in Australia

Apidologie

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-123

  Giersch, Thomas ^a   Berg, Tracey ^a   Galea, Francesca ^a   Hornitzky, Michael ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HONEYBEE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUEENSLAND;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA; NOSEMA APIS; NOSEMA CERANAE;

EID: 67650480183     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido/2008065     Document Type: Article

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