Cell biology and invasion of the microsporidia

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 373-379

  Bigliardi, Elisa ^a   Sacchi, Luciano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytology; Invasion; Life cycle; Microsporidia; Polar tube

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL INVASION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CYTOLOGY; EVOLUTION; HOST CELL; MICROSPORIDA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; MICROSPORIDIA; PROTISTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035036419     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1286-4579(01)01393-4     Document Type: Review

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