Meaning of nosema disease | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of nosema disease (“infectious disease of some insects caused by some microsporidian parasites”).
   alt-of, uncountable, usually
2. An infectious disease of some insects caused by some microsporidian parasites of the genus Nosema.
   uncountable, usually
3. An infectious disease of adult honey bees caused by microsporidian parasites, such as Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae.
   uncountable, usually

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“Nosema Disease of the Honeybee¶ (Microsporidiosis, or Nosemosis, of the Honeybee)¶ Nosema disease of the honeybee, Apis mellifera Linn., is caused by Nosema apis Zander, a microsporidian parasite of the intestinal epithelium of adult bees.”

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