A new microsporidium, Triwangia caridinae gen. nov., sp. nov. parasitizing fresh water shrimp, Caridina formosae (Decapoda: Atyidae) in Taiwan

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 281-293

  Wang, Tai Chuan ^a,b   Nai, Yu Shin ^a   Wang, Chih Yuan ^a   Solter, Leellen F ^c   Hsu, Hui Chen ^d   Wang, Chung Hsiung ^a,d   Lo, Chu Fang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIWAN AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^d NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Caridina formosae; Microsporidia; Sporophorous vesicles; SSU rDNA; Triwangia caridinae; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROSPORIDIA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; TAIWAN;

ANIMALS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MICROSPORIDIA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TAIWAN;

ATYIDAE (CRUSTACEANS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CARIDINA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); KABATANA; MICROGEMMA; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIUM; SPRAGUEA;

EID: 84873019465     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2012.12.014     Document Type: Article

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