Standard methods for Nosema research

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Fries, Ingemar ^a   Chauzat, Marie Pierre ^b   Chen, Yan Ping ^c   Doublet, Vincent ^d   Genersch, Elke ^f   Gisder, Sebastian ^f   Higes, Mariano ^g   McMahon, Dino P ^e   Martín Hernández, Raquel ^g   Natsopoulou, Myrsini ^d   Paxton, Robert J ^d,e   Tanner, Gina ^h   Webster, Thomas C ⁱ   Williams, Geoffrey R ^h  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD   (France)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^e QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^f Institute for Bee Research Hohen Neuendorf   (Germany)

^g Laboratorio de Patología   (Spain)

^h AGROSCOPE LIEBEFELD POSIEUX RESEARCH STATION ALP   (Switzerland)

ⁱ KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BEEBOOK; Cell culture; COLOSS; Course of infection; Dose effects; Field methods; Honey bee; Infection dynamics; Infection level; Infectious dose; Inoculation methods; Laboratory methods; Longevity tests; Microscopy; Nosema apis; Nosema ceranae; Sampling methods; Species identification; Spore viability; Standardised cage trials

Indexed keywords

APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NOSEMA; NOSEMA APIS; NOSEMA CERANAE;

EID: 84875403219     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.52.1.14     Document Type: Review

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