Claim · #6495946
Nosema spp. · pathogen pressure · Apis mellifera
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“many other prominent honey bee pathogens, such as Nosema spp. and several viruses, now have almost global distributions”
- Source
- Global pollinator declines: trends, impacts and drivers
- Authors
- Potts S.G., Biesmeijer J.C., Kremen C., Neumann P., Schweiger O., Kunin W.E.
- Year
- 2010
- Publication
- Trends in Ecology and Evolution
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Nosema spp. (microsporidian gut pathogens) as widespread honey bee pathogens with global distribution is well-established.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Nosema apis/ceranae as gut pathogens of Apis mellifera with global distribution and moderate impact is well-documented.”
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