Definitions for pebrine
pe·brine

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pébrinenoun

   A parasitic disease affecting silkworms.

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1. Pébrine

   Pébrine, or "pepper disease," is a disease of silkworms, which is caused by protozoan microsporidian parasites, mainly Nosema bombycis and, to a lesser extent, Vairimorpha, Pleistophora and Thelohania species. The parasites infect eggs and are therefore transmitted to the next generation. The silkworm larvae infected by pébrine are usually covered in brown dots and are unable to spin silkworm thread. Antoine Béchamp was the first one to recognize the cause of this disease when a plague of the disease spread across France. Nosema bombycis is a microsporidium that kills all of the silkworms hatched from infected eggs and comes from the food that silkworms eat. If silkworms acquire this microsporidium in their larval stage, there are no visible signs; however, mother moths will pass the microsporidium onto the eggs, and all of the worms hatching from the infected eggs will die in their larval stage. Therefore, it is extremely important to rule out all eggs from infected moths by checking the moth's body fluid under a microscope.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pebrinenoun

   an epidemic disease of the silkworm, characterized by the presence of minute vibratory corpuscles in the blood

2. Etymology: [F.]

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1. Pébrine

   Pébrine is a disease of silkworms, which is caused by microsporidian parasites, mainly Nosema bombycis and to a lesser extent Variomorpha, Pleistophora and Thelophania species. The silkworm larvae infected by pébrine are usually covered in brown dots and are unable to spin silkworm thread. Louis Pasteur was the first one to recognize the cause of this disease when a plague of the disease spread across France. Nosema bombycis is a microsporidium that kills 100% of silkworms hatched from infected eggs and comes from the food that silkworms eat. If silkworms get this microsporidium in their larval stage, there are no visible symptoms; however, mother moths will pass the microsporidium onto the eggs, and 100% of worms hatching from the infected eggs will die in their larva stage. Therefore, it is extremely important to rule out all eggs from infected moths by checking the moth’s body fluid under a microscope.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pebrine

   peb′rin, n. a destructive disease of silkworms.—adj. Peb′rinous. [Fr.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pebrine in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pebrine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pebrine
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebrine
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pebrine
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pebrine
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pebrine