The microsporidian polar tube: A highly specialised invasion organelle

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 941-953

  Xu, Yanji ^a   Weiss, Louis M ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachiola; Encephalitozoon; Germination; Microsporidia; Nosema; Polar tube protein; Polaroplast

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN;

GERMINATION; MORPHOLOGY; PARASITE; SPORE;

CELL ADHESION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGUS POLAR TUBE; FUNGUS SPORE; GENOME; HOST CELL; IMMUNOLOGICAL TECHNIQUE; MICROSPORIDA; NONHUMAN; NOSEMA; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEOMICS; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; REVIEW;

FUNGAL PROTEINS; GERMINATION; HUMANS; MICROSPORIDIA; ORGANELLES; SPORES, FUNGAL;

BRACHIOLA; ENCEPHALITOZOON; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA;

EID: 23044455933     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2005.04.003     Document Type: Review

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