Gut pathology and responses to the microsporidium Nosema ceranae in the honey bee Apis mellifera.

The microsporidium Nosema ceranae is a newly prevalent parasite of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera). Although this parasite is presently spreading across the world into its novel host, the mechanisms by it which affects the bees and how bees respond are not well understood. We therefore perfo...

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Main Authors: Claudia Dussaubat, Jean-Luc Brunet, Mariano Higes, John K Colbourne, Jacqueline Lopez, Jeong-Hyeon Choi, Raquel Martín-Hernández, Cristina Botías, Marianne Cousin, Cynthia McDonnell, Marc Bonnet, Luc P Belzunces, Robin F A Moritz, Yves Le Conte, Cédric Alaux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22623972/pdf/?tool=EBI