Genetic variability of the neogregarine Apicystis bombi, an etiological agent of an emergent bumblebee disease.

The worldwide spread of diseases is considered a major threat to biodiversity and a possible driver of the decline of pollinator populations, particularly when novel species or strains of parasites emerge. Previous studies have suggested that populations of introduced European honeybee (Apis mellife...

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Main Authors: Jafar Maharramov, Ivan Meeus, Kevin Maebe, Marina Arbetman, Carolina Morales, Peter Graystock, William O H Hughes, Santiago Plischuk, Carlos E Lange, Dirk C de Graaf, Nelson Zapata, Jose Javier Perez de la Rosa, Tomás E Murray, Mark J F Brown, Guy Smagghe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3855659?pdf=render