Kasprzak Sylwia, Topolska Grazyna
Szkoła Głowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego, Wydział Medycyny Weterynaryjnej, Katedra Nauk Klinicznych, Choroby Owadów Uzytkowych, ul. Ciszewskigo 8, 02-786 Warszawa.
Wiad Parazytol. 2007;53(4):281-4.
Nosema ceranae was discovered in Apis cerana, Eastern honeybee first. Until recently A. cerana has been considered the only host to this parasite. A few years ago N. ceranae was recorded in honey bee Apis mellifera. It appeared that N. ceranae is more pathogenic for A. mellifera than Nosema apis. This parasite can cause significant losses in bee colonies. Bees die without symptoms observed in nosemosis caused by N. apis such as diarrhea.
东方蜜蜂微孢子虫最初是在东方蜜蜂中被发现的。直到最近,东方蜜蜂一直被认为是这种寄生虫的唯一宿主。几年前,西方蜜蜂中也发现了东方蜜蜂微孢子虫。似乎东方蜜蜂微孢子虫对西方蜜蜂的致病性比蜜蜂微孢子虫更强。这种寄生虫会给蜂群造成重大损失。蜜蜂死亡时没有出现蜜蜂微孢子虫引起的微孢子虫病所观察到的症状,如腹泻。