An analysis of the microsporidian genus Brachiola, with comparisons of human and insect isolates of Brachiola algerae

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 678-685

  Cali, Ann ^a   Weiss, Louis M ^b   Takvorian, Peter M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Human myositis; Microspora; Microsporidia; Opportunistic infections

Indexed keywords

MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; APANSPOROBLASTINA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO; PARASITOLOGY; PARASITOSIS; PROTOZOAN SPORE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; APANSPOROBLASTINA; CULICIDAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARASITIC DISEASES; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; SPORES, PROTOZOAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRACHIOLA; BRACHIOLA ALGERAE; INSECTA; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIUM; MICROSPORUM; MUS MUSCULUS; NOSEMA; POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 11144236924     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2004.tb00608.x     Document Type: Article

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