Table 1.

Primers used for identification of Nosema species by multiplex PCR.

Species	Primer sequence (5`-3`)	Fragment size	References
N. ceranae	5’-CGGCGACGATGTGATATGAAAATATTAA-3’ 5’-CCCGGTCATTCTCAAACAAAAAACCG-3’	218-219	17
N. apis	5’-GGGGGCATGTCTTTGACGTACTATGTA-3’ 5’-GGGGGGCGTTTAAAATGTGAAACAACTATG-3’	321	17
N. bombi	5’-TTTATTTTATGTRYACMGCAG-3` 5`-GACTTAGTAGCCGTCTCTC-3`	171	19