Pathological effects of the microsporidium Nosema ceranae on honey bee queen physiology (Apis mellifera)

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 380-385

  Alaux, Cédric ^a   Folschweiller, Morgane ^a   McDonnell, Cynthia ^a   Beslay, Dominique ^a   Cousin, Marianne ^a   Dussaubat, Claudia ^a   Brunet, Jean Luc ^a   Conte, Yves Le ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Toxicologie Environnementale   (France)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Apis mellifera; Honey bee queen; Nosema ceranae; Queen mandibular pheromones; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; PHEROMONE; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CHEMISTRY; FAT BODY; FEMALE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSEMA; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BEES; FAT BODY; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; NOSEMA; PHEROMONES; REPRODUCTION; VITELLOGENINS;

APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIUM; NOSEMA; NOSEMA CERANAE;

EID: 79751524555     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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