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Pleistophora

Known as: Pleistophoras 
A genus of unicellular obligate parasitic fungi in the family Pleistophoridae. Members of the species infect the muscle of fish and aquatic… 
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2010
2010
Molecular characterisation of the Microsporidia of the amphipod Gammarus duebeni across its natural range revealed hidden diversity, wide-ranging prevalence and potential for co-evolution.
Review
2008
Review
2008
Distribution and Host Range of the Microsporidian Pleistophora mulleri
ABSTRACT. Microsporidia of the genus Pleistophora are important parasites of fish and crustacea. Pleistophora mulleri has been… 
2005
2005
Ecological impacts of the microsporidian parasite Pleistophora mulleri on its freshwater amphipod host Gammarus duebeni celticus
The microsporidian parasite, Pleistophora mulleri, infects the abdominal muscle of the freshwater amphipod Gammarus duebeni… 
2005
2005
Molecular versus morphological approach to microsporidian classification.
Classifications reflect the actual state of art and change with time. New tools and techniques generate new information and… 
2003
2003
Resolution of a Taxonomic Conundrum: an Ultrastructural and Molecular Description of the Life Cycle of Pleistophora mulleri (Pfeiffer 1895; Georgevitch 1929)
Abstract The classification of a microsporidian parasite observed in the abdominal muscles of amphipod hosts has been repeatedly… 
2003
2003
Parasite transmission and cannibalism in an amphipod (Crustacea).
2002
2002
Ovipleistophora gen. n., a new genus for Pleistophora mirandellae-like microsporidia.
Based on ultrastructural study and molecular analysis, a new genus, Ovipleistophora, is established for Pleistophora mirandellae… 
2000
2000
The hyperparasitic microsporidium Amphiacantha longa Caullery et Mesnil, 1914 (Microspora: Metchnikovellidae) - description of the cytology, redescription of the species, emended diagnosis of the…
The ultrastructural cytology and reproduction of Amphiacantha longa Caullery et Mesnil, 1914 is described. Merogonial… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Myositis associated with a newly described microsporidian, Trachipleistophora hominis, in a patient with AIDS
Microsporidia are zoonotic protozoa which were rare human pathogens prior to 1985, when Enterocytozoon bieneusi was described in… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Development and ultrastructure of Trachipleistophora hominis n.g., n.sp. after in vitro isolation from an AIDS patient and inoculation into athymic mice
SUMMARY Continuous culture was achieved in several cell lines of a microsporidium obtained from the skeletal muscle of an AIDS… 
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