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nounnosemosis (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicinenosema disease (“infectious disease of some insects caused by some microsporidian parasites”)
George (1971) reported that diets deficient in cholesterol or protein enhanced development of a nosemosis in young red flour beetles, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst).
1978, Journal of the Georgia Entomological Society, Athens, GA: Georgia Entomological Society, →ISSN, page 355 - uncountablehoney beesmedicinenosema disease (“infectious disease of adult honey bees caused by some microsporidian parasites”)
Nosema apis are the causative agent of nosema disease (nosemosis) in honeybees (Apis mellifera).
2006, Levant Aydin, Ender Gulegen, Ibrahim Cakmak, A. Onur Girisgin, Harrington Wells, “Relation between Nosema and Chalkbrood diseases, and its implication for an apiary management model”, in The Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy, volume 50, number 4, Puławy, PL: National Veterinary Research Institute, →ISSN, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2015, page 471
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