Nosema ceranae in Europe: An emergent type C nosemosis

Apidologie

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 375-392

  Higes, Mariano ^a   Martín Hernández, Raquel ^a   Meana, Aranzazu ^b  

^a JCCM   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Europe; Nosema apis; Nosema ceranae; nosemosis

Indexed keywords

BEE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FECUNDITY; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; MORTALITY; PATHOGEN; PATHOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SYMPTOM;

EUROPE;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; NOSEMA; NOSEMA APIS; NOSEMA CERANAE; VARROA;

EID: 77953863103     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido/2010019     Document Type: Review

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