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Distribution and diversity of Nosema bombi (Microsporidia: Nosematidae) in the natural populations of bumblebees (Bombus spp.) from West Siberia.
Parasitology research - 1 Sept 2015
Vavilova Valeriya, Sormacheva Irina, Woyciechowski Michal, Eremeeva Natalia, Fet Victor, Strachecka Aneta, Bayborodin Sergey I, Blinov Alexander
Abstract excerpt
Nosema bombi is an obligate intracellular parasite of bumblebees (Hymenoptera, Bombus spp.), which has significant negative effect on individual bumblebees, colony fitness, and development. Recently, several new genetic variants of N. bombi without a defined taxonomic status were identified in natural bumblebee populations from Russia, China, and several European countries, as well as N. ceranae, originally...
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