Nosema spp. infection and its negative effects on honey bees (Apis mellifera iberiensis) at the colony level

Veterinary Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Botías, Cristina ^a   Martín Hernández, Raquel ^a,b   Barrios, Laura ^c   Meana, Aránzazu ^d   Higes, Mariano ^a  

^a CAR   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Recursos Humanos para la Ciencia y Tecnología   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; APICULTURE; BEE; ECONOMICS; HONEY; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSEMA; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SPAIN; ARTICLE;

ANIMALS; BEEKEEPING; BEES; HONEY; NOSEMA; SEASONS; SPAIN;

EID: 84877048378     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: 12979716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1297-9716-44-25     Document Type: Article

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