Trachipleistophora extenrec n. sp. a new microsporidian (Fungi: Microsporidia) infecting mammals

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 464-476

  Vávra, Jiří ^b,c   Horák, Aleš ^b,c   Modrý, David ^a,b   Lukeš, Julius ^b,c   Koudela, Břetislav ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Insectivora; Microsporidia; Molecular phylogeny; Muscle tissue; RPB1 gene; Tenrecidae; Ultrastructure; Vavraia

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

FUNGUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INSECTIVORE; MUSCLE; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENY; RNA; SPORE; TAXONOMY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FUNGUS SPORE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MADAGASCAR; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSPORIDA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RNA GENE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; GENES, RRNA; MADAGASCAR; MICE; MICE, SCID; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SPORES, FUNGAL;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HEMICENTETES; INSECTIVORA; MAMMALIA; MICROSPORIDIA; TENREC; TENRECIDAE; TRACHIPLEISTOPHORA; VAVRAIA;

EID: 33751364290     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00139.x     Document Type: Article

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