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Proper noun

Nosema apis f

1. A taxonomic species within the family Nosematidae – a microsporidian parasite of honey bees, which is a causal agent of nosema disease.
   • 1909 August 25, Alois Alfonsus, F. Oreiner, translator, “Animal parasites as a cause of bee diseases: Dr. Zander discovers a cause for a disease of mature bees”, in Gleanings in bee culture, volume 37, number 21, Medina, OH: A.I. Root, published 1909-11-01, ISSN 0017-114X, pages 665–666:

     The May disease, alias spring dwindling, is another form of the nosema disease. During the summer, quantities of bees die from infection with Nosema apis.

   • 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 2300-3235, archived from the original on 2015-03-31, page 471:

     Nosema apis are the causative agent of nosema disease (nosemosis) in honeybees (Apis mellifera).

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:Nosema apis.

References

• Alois Alfonsus; F. Oreiner, translator (25 August 1909), “Animal parasites as a cause of bee diseases: Dr. Zander discovers a cause for a disease of mature bees”, in Gleanings in Bee Culture, volume 37, issue 21, Medina, Oh.: A. I. Root, ISSN 0017-114X, published 1 November 1909, pages 665–666.
• Gershom F. White (12 June 1919), “Nosema-disease”, in Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, issue 780, Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture, OCLC 778445214, page 3.