Ultrastructure and development of Pleistophora ronneafiei n. sp., a microsporidium (Protista) in the skeletal muscle of an immune-compromised individual

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 77-85

  Cali, Ann ^a   Takvorian, Peter M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human myositis; Microspora; Microsporidia; Sporogonial plasmodium

Indexed keywords

MICROBIOLOGY; PROTIST; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSITIS; SPORES, PROTOZOAN;

BRACHIOLA; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIUM; PLEISTOPHORA; PLEISTOPHORA RONNEAFIEI; PLEISTOPHORA SP.; PROTISTA; TRACHIPLEISTOPHORA;

EID: 0038814788     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2003.tb00237.x     Document Type: Article

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