Wild Bumblebee (Bombus) Diversity and Nosema (Microsporidia: Nosematidae) Infection Levels Associated with Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) Production and Commercial Bumblebee Pollinators
Figure 2
Image of spores classified as Nosema by phase-contrast light microscopy. The smaller elongate spores measure 4.5 × 2.0 microns. PCR with the Nbombi-SSU-Jfl/Jrl primer pair did not produce a detectable amplicon for this bee.