Honeybee colony collapse due to Nosema ceranae in professional apiaries

Environmental Microbiology Reports

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 110-113

  Higes, Mariano ^a   Martín Hernández, Raquel ^a   Garrido Bailón, Encarna ^a   González Porto, Amelia V ^a   García Palencia, Pilar ^b   Meana, Aranzazu ^b   del Nozal, María J ^c   Mayo, R ^c   Bernal, José L ^c  

^a JCCM   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HELIANTHUS; MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA; NOSEMA CERANAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 69549150737     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2009.00014.x     Document Type: Article

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