Nosema apis

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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

https://beeaware.org.au/archive-pest/nosema/#ad-image-0

https://www.ars.usda.gov/northeast-area/beltsville-md-barc/beltsville-agricultural-research-center/bee-research-laboratory/docs/nosema-disease/#:~:text=Cause%3A%20Nosema%20apis%20and%20Nosema,and%20weakening%20or%20killing%20colonies.

Author

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