A new microsporidian parasite, Potaspora morhaphis n. gen., n. sp. (Microsporidia) infecting the Teleostean fish, Potamorhaphis guianensis from the River Amazon. Morphological, ultrastructural and molecular characterization

Parasitology

Volumn 135, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1053-1064

  Casal, G ^a,b,c   Matos, E ^d   Teles Grilo, M L ^a   Azevedo, C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b High Institute of Health Sciences   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d Federal Rural University of Amazonia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonian fish; Developmental stages; Microsporidia; Parasite; Phylogeny; Potaspora morhaphis n. gen, n. sp.; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ELECTRON; FRESHWATER FISH; HOST CELL; KARYOTYPE; MICROSCOPY; MICROSPORIDA; MICROSPORIDIAN SPORE; MICROVILLUS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM; POTAMORHAPLIS GUIANENSIS; POTASPORA MORHAPHIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; RNA SEQUENCE; STERNUM; TELEOST; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BELONIFORMES; BRAZIL; MICROSPORIDIA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIVERS;

KABATANA; MICROGEMMA; MICROSPORIDIA; SPRAGUEA; TELEOST FISH; TETRAMICRA (MICROSPORIDA);

EID: 49549096269     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182008004654     Document Type: Article

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