Differential expression of immune genes of adult honey bee (Apis mellifera) after inoculated by Nosema ceranae

• Main Authors: Chaimanee V., Chantawannakul P., Chen Y., Evans J.D., Pettis J.S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84863865179&partnerID=40&md5=9bb42a03fce772d8e082f4f0bbac55b1; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/6744
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Nosema ceranae is a microsporidium parasite infecting adult honey bees (Apis mellifera) and is known to affects at both the individual and colony level. In this study, the expression levels were measured for four antimicrobial peptide encoding genes that are associated with bee humoral immunity (def...