Nosema bombycis
Nosema bombycis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Phylum: | Microsporidia |
Family: | Nosematidae |
Genus: | Nosema |
Species: |
N. bombycis
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Binomial name | |
Nosema bombycis Nägeli, 1857
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Nosema bombycis is a species of Microsporidia of the genus Nosema infecting silkworms, responsible for pébrine. This species was the first microsporidium described, when pebrine decimated silkworms in farms in the mid-19th century. This description was made by Carl Nägeli. Louis Pasteur, taking up an idea of Osimo which had not been successful, showed breeders a practical way to select uninfected individuals to recreate new healthy farms.