Distribution and prevalence of Nosema apis and N. ceranae in temperate and subtropical eco-regions of Argentina

PACINI ADRIANA; MIRA ANABELA; MOLINERI ANA; GIACOBINO AGOSTINA; BULACIO CAGNOLO NATALIA; AIGNASSE ANDREA; ZAGO LUIS; IZAGUIRRE MERCEDES; MERKE, JULIETA; ORELLANO EMANUEL; BERTOZZI EZEQUIEL; PIETRONAVE HERNAN; RUSSO ROMINA; SCANAPPIECO ALEJANDRA; LANZAVECCHIA SILVIA; SCHNITTGER LEONHARD; SIGNORINI MARCELO

JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE

Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2016 vol. 141 p. 34 - 37

0022-2011

A total of 361 colonies from 59 apiaries located in two temperate and three subtropical eco-regions were examined during the post-harvest period to determine distribution and prevalence of Nosema spp. Apiaries from subtropical eco-regions showed a lower spore count than those from temperate eco-regions. Pure N. ceranae and co-infection were detected in apiaries from all regions. In contrast, pure N. apis infection was exclusively observed in the subtropical study region. The predominant detection of N. apis in a subtropical region joining a southern temperate region where mainly co-infected apiaries were identified is in contrast to previous reports.