From Eric Mussen's Letter...
...it is
interesting to note what Zachary Huang’s
lab discovered (ABJ abstract #14) about
feeding fumagillin to honey bees to control
Nosema ceranae. In their studies, they
found that the antibiotic impacts both the
parasite and the protein makeup of the
honey bee intestinal tract. In fact, as the
level of fumagillin decreases in the bees
over time, it reaches a low level which
actually stimulates spore production of N.
ceranae. A similar effect is seen with N.
apis, but it is not nearly so pronounced. It
could be that the low levels of fumagillin
may be suppressing the honey bee immune
system. The use of fumagillin as a last
resort cancer treatment in mammals severely
impairs their immune system.
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