Immune suppression in the honey bee (
 Apis mellifera
 ) following infection by
 Nosema ceranae
 (
 Microsporidia
 )

Antúnez, Karina; Martín‐Hernández, Raquel; Prieto, Lourdes; Meana, Aránzazu; Zunino, Pablo; Higes, Mariano

doi:10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.01953.x

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Immune suppression in the honey bee ( Apis mellifera ) following infection by Nosema ceranae ( Microsporidia )

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Authors:

Karina Antúnez

Raquel Martín‐Hernández

Lourdes Prieto

Abstract

Summary Two microsporidia species have been shown to infect Apis mellifera , Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae . This work present evidence that N. ceranae infection significantly suppresses the honey bee immune response, although this effect was not observed following infection with N. apis . Immune s...

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