nosema disease

plural nosema diseases · alternative Nosema-disease · alternative Nosema disease

1. uncountableusuallymedicineAn infectious disease of some insects caused by some microsporidian parasites of the genus Nosema.
2. uncountableusuallyhoney beesmedicineAn infectious disease of adult honey bees caused by microsporidian parasites, such as Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae.

   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.

   1949, Edward A. Steinhaus, Principles of insect pathology, New York: McGraw-Hill, →OCLC, page 602

   Synonyms: Isle of Wight disease, nosemosis

plural Nosema diseases

1. uncountableusuallyAlternative letter-case form of nosema disease (“infectious disease of some insects caused by some microsporidian parasites”).

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