Differences between Brachiola (Nosema) algerae isolates of human and insect origin when tested using an in vitro spore germination assay and a cultured cell infection assay

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 339-343

  Kucerova, Zuzana ^a   Moura, Hercules ^b   Visvesvara, Govinda S ^b   Leitch, Gordon J ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachiola algerae; Human isolate; In vitro culture; Infection; Insect isolate; Microsporidia; Spore germination; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELL CULTURE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INSECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NOSEMA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; INSECTS; MERCURY; NOSEMA; SPORES; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRACHIOLA ALGERAE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA;

EID: 2542450146     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2004.tb00577.x     Document Type: Article

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