nosema
/ˈnəʊsiːmə/noun
1- a spore-forming parasitic protozoan that chiefly affects insects微粒子虫。
1.1
- Genus Nosema, phylum Microspora, kingdom Protista: several species, in particular N. apis, which causes infectious dysentery (nosema disease) in honeybees.微粒子虫属, 微孢子门, 原生生物界：数种, 尤指能使蜜蜂感染传染性痢疾的微粒子虫, 拉丁名N.apis。
词源
modern Latin， from Greek nosēma 'disease'.