Ascosphaera apis

Ascosphaera apis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Onygenales
Family:	Ascosphaeraceae
Genus:	Ascosphaera
Species:	A. apis
Binomial name
Ascosphaera apis (Maasen ex Claussen) L.S. Olive & Spiltoir, 1955

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]

References

1. "Ascosphaera_apis". www.mycobank.org. Retrieved 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. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2583.2006.00694.x. ISSN 0962-1075. PMC 1761131. PMID 17069642.
3. "Ascosphaera apis (Maasen ex Claussen) L.S.Olive & Spiltoir". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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. ISSN 1379-1176. PMID 16628907.
5. "Chalkbrood Disease". Retrieved 8 May 2022.