Nosemosis

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Noun
  1. 1
    nosema disease (“infectious disease of some insects caused by some microsporidian parasites”) uncountable

    "George (1971) reported that diets deficient in cholesterol or protein enhanced development of a nosemosis in young red flour beetles, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)."

  2. 2
    nosema disease (“infectious disease of adult honey bees caused by some microsporidian parasites”) uncountable

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

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nosema diseasenosemanosema

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"George (1971) reported that diets deficient in cholesterol or protein enhanced development of a nosemosis in young red flour beetles, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)."

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