In Great Britain and/or Ireland: Animal / pathogen Nosema apis
infects gut of adult of Apis mellifera   Article rating from 0
people  Average rating: 2.5 of 5   Nosema apis  Nosema apis is a
microsporidian, a small, unicellular parasite recently
reclassified as a fungus that mainly affects honey bees. It
causes nosemosis, also called nosema, which is the most common
and widespread of adult honey bee diseases.[1] The dormant stage
of Nosema apis is a long lived spore which is resistant to
temperature extremes and dehydration and cannot be killed by
freezing the contaminated comb. Nosemosis is a listed disease
with the Office International des Epizooties (OIE).   Nosema
apis is a single-celled parasite of the Western honey bee (Apis
mellifera). The species is of the class Microsporidia, which
were previously thought to be protozoans but are now classified
as fungi or fungi-related.[2] Nosema apis has a resistant spore
that withstands temperature extremes and dehydration. In 1996, a
similar microsporidian parasi