Immune suppression in the honey bee (Apis mellifera) following infection by Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia)

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2284-2290

  Antúnez, Karina ^a   Martín Hernández, Raquel ^b   Prieto, Lourdes ^c   Meana, Aránzazu ^d   Zunino, Pablo ^a   Higes, Mariano ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^b JCCM   (Spain)

^c DNA Laboratory   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; NOSEMA; PATHOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BEES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, INSECT; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; NOSEMA;

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

EID: 69949093465     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.01953.x     Document Type: Article

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