> As for the gut of bees consuming foods, I assume (there is that word
again) that bees have good buffering capabilities and can control the gut
environment.
Nosema does not grow in the gut--it grows inside the epithelial cells, the
interiors of which are isolated from the gut pH. The resistant spores are
discharged into the gut lumen.
Randy Oliver
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