Ascosphaera apis explained

Ascosphaera apis is a species of fungus belonging to the family Ascosphaeraceae.[1] It was one of the first entomopathogen genomes to be sequenced.[2] It has a cosmopolitan distribution.[3]

It causes the chalkbrood diseases in bees, which rarely kills infected colonies but can weaken them and lead to reduced honey yields[4] and susceptibility to other pests and diseases.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ascosphaera_apis . www.mycobank.org . 27 January 2021.
  2. Qin . X. . Evans . J. D. . Aronstein . K. A. . Murray . K. D. . Weinstock . G. M. . October 2006 . Genome sequences of the honey bee pathogens Paenibacillus larvae and Ascosphaera apis . Insect Molecular Biology . 15 . 5 . 715–718 . 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2006.00694.x . 17069642 . 1761131 . 0962-1075.
  3. Web site: Ascosphaera apis (Maasen ex Claussen) L.S.Olive & Spiltoir . www.gbif.org . 27 January 2021 . en.
  4. Zaghloul . O. A. . Mourad . A. K. . El Kady . Magda B. . Nemat . F. M. . Morsy . M. E. . 2005 . Assessment of losses in honey yield due to the chalkbrood disease, with reference to the determination of its economic injury levels in Egypt . Communications in Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences . 70 . 4 . 703–714 . 1379-1176 . 16628907.
  5. Web site: Chalkbrood Disease . 8 May 2022.

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