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Polar tube protein gene diversity among Nosema ceranae strains derived from a Greek honey bee health study.
Journal of invertebrate pathology - 1 Oct 2011
Hatjina Fani, Tsoktouridis Georgios, Bouga Maria, Charistos Leonidas, Evangelou Vassiliki, Avtzis Dimitrios, Meeus Ivan, Brunain Marleen, Smagghe Guy, de Graaf Dirk C
Abstract excerpt
Honey bee samples from 54 apiaries originating from 37 geographic locations of Greece were screened for Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae. Furthermore 15 samples coming from 12 geographic locations were screened also for Paenibacilluslarvae and Melissococcus plutonius and seven honey bee virus species, for the first time on a nation-wide level. There was a tendency in finding proportionally higher spore counts in...
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