Title

A comparison of the effectiveness of the microscopic method and the multiplex PCR method in identifying and discriminating the species of Nosema spp. spores in worker bees (Apis mellifera) from winter hive debris

Journal title

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Yearbook

2011

Issue

No 3

Authors

Michalczyk, M. ; Bancerz-Kisiel, A. ; Szczerba-Turek, A. ; Sokół, R.

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Biologiczne i Rolnicze

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Veterinary Sciences ; University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Date

2011

Identifier

DOI: 10.2478/v10181-011-0058-z ; ISSN 1505-1773

Source

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences; 2011; No 3

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