Ultrastructural description of Microsporidium brevirostris sp. n., parasite of the teleostean Brachyhypopomus brevirostris (Hypopomidae) from the Amazon River

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 261-267

  Matos, Edilson ^a   Azevedo, Carlos ^b,c,d  

^a Research Laboratory Carlos Azevedo   (Brazil)

^b Department of Cell Biology   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fish parasite; Microsporidian; Microsporidium brevirostris sp. n.; Spore; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRACHYHYPOPOMUS; HYPOPOMIDAE; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIUM; MICROSPORUM;

EID: 4444381491     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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