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Last Updated: November 10, 2009
Microsporidia are fairly specific to their hosts, at least within the host’s taxonomic family. While there are microsporidia that infect vertebrate animals (several species infect humans), Nosema ceranae and Nosema apis appear to be specific to bees in the insect family Apidae.
- Lee Solter, University of Illinois
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