Research Article

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.
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