How do microsporidia invade cells?

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 36-40

  Franzen, Caspar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell invasion; Encephalitozoon; Endocytosis; Microsporidia; Parasitophorous vacuole; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENCEPHALITOZOON; EUKARYOTA; MICROSPORIDIA; PHAGO;

EID: 20444449390     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2005.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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