Q. Nosema bombycis, which causes pebrine in silk worms is a
A) Fungus
B) Virus
C) Bacterium
D) Protozoan
Explanation
Nosema bombycis is a protozoan, which causes the epidemic disease pebrine in silkworms, attacks all tissues and all developmental stages from embryo to adult. In advanced infections, small brown spots cover the body of the silkworm.
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