Structure of Microsporidia

Microsporidia: Pathogens of Opportunity: First Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1-70

  Vávra, Jiří ^a,b,c   Larsson, J I Ronny ^d  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Human opportunistic microsporidia; Microsporidian classification; Microsporidian cytology; Microsporidian developmental stages; Spores

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927162025     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118395264.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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