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Nosema apis is a single celled parasite and uses oxidative metabolism and Trehalase which is an enzyme that  catalyzes the conversion of trehalose to glucose
Nosema apis is a single celled parasite and uses oxidative metabolism and Trehalase which is an enzyme that  catalyzes the conversion of trehalose to glucose


==Ecology and Pathogenesis==
Nosema apis lives in the digestive tract of honey bees.
Habitat; symbiosis; biogeochemical significance; contributions to environment.<br>
If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.<br><br>


==References==
==References==

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Classification

Domain: Eukaryota Phylum: Microsporidia Family: Nosematidae Genus: Nosema Species: N. apis

Noesma apis is a single celled parasite that affects the Western honey bee. This is class Microsporidia which was previously thought to be protozoans but it is now classified as fungi. The spores are about 5–7 µm long and 3–4 µm wide and 8.5 mbp. It was predicted 2,771 protein- coding genes and 1.356 orthologs.


Nosema apis is a single celled parasite and uses oxidative metabolism and Trehalase which is an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of trehalose to glucose

Nosema apis lives in the digestive tract of honey bees.

References

[Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.

Author

Page authored by Elan Doyle, student of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.