The parasitophorous vacuole of Encephalitozoon cuniculi: Biogenesis and characteristics of the host cell-pathogen interface

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 301, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 395-399

  Bohne, Wolfgang ^a   Böttcher, Karin ^a   Groß, Uwe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Encephalitozoon cuniculi; Invasion; Membrane invagination; Microsporidia; Parasitophorous vacuole; Pores

Indexed keywords

BIOGENESIS; CELL INVASION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VACUOLE; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; EUKARYOTE; HOST CELL; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; INVAGINATION; LIFE CYCLE; MICROSPORIDIA; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 79956341319     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2011.04.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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