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polar tube

A highly specialized structure unique to microsporidia that is required for host cell invasion. In the spore, the polar tube is connected at the… 
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2013
2013
Cytological, molecular and life cycle characterization of Anostracospora rigaudi n. g., n. sp. and Enterocytospora artemiae n. g., n. sp., two new microsporidian parasites infecting gut tissues of…
SUMMARY Two new microsporidia, Anostracospora rigaudi n. g., n. sp., and Enterocytospora artemiae n. g., n. sp. infecting the… 
2012
2012
A new vesicular compartment in Encephalitozoon cuniculi.
2008
2008
Mouse monoclonal immunoglobulin E antibodies specific for the microsporidian Encephalitozoon cuniculi polar tube protein 1.
The microsporidian Encephalitozoon cuniculi is a spore-forming, obligate, intracellular parasitic pathogen with a unique… 
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Cell invasion and intracellular fate of Encephalitozoon cuniculi (Microsporidia)
Microsporidia are obligate intracellular parasites that utilize a unique mechanism to infect host cells, which is one of the most… 
2004
2004
Further observations on the ultrastructure of Cystosporogenes operophterae (Canning, 1960) (phylum Microsporidia) parasitic in Operophtera brumata L. (Lepidoptera, Geometridae).
2004
2004
The microsporidia: Pathology in man and occurrence in nature
The microsporidia are a diverse phylum of obligate intracellular parasitic protists. They infect every major group of animals… 
2002
2002
Ultrastructure of Tuzetia weidneri sp. n. (Microsporidia: Tuzetiidae) in Skeletal Muscle of Litopenaeus setiferus and Farfantepenaeus aztecus (Crustacea: Decapoda) and New Data on Perezia nelsoni…
A new microsporidian species, Tuzetia weidneri sp. n., is described from the skeletal muscle of the decapod crustaceans… 
1998
1998
Detection of microsporidia spore-specific antigens by monoclonal antibodies.
Microsporidia (phylum Microspora) are unicellular parasites commonly found in invertebrates, fish, and laboratory animals… 
1997
1997
Cell Invasion by the Microsporidium Encephalitozoon intestinalis
The ultrastructural study of the invasion of cells (THP1 AND RK13) by E. intestinalis shown that infective stages enter host… 
1987
1987
Ultrastructural investigation of the microsporidium Nosema cuneatum (Microspora: Nosematidae) in the grasshopper Melanoplus sanguinipes (Orthoptera: Acrididae) with emphasis on mitosis.
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