Microsporidia: Obligate Intracellular Pathogens Within the Fungal Kingdom.
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DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.funk-0018-2016
Abstract: Microsporidia are obligate intracellular pathogens related to Fungi. These organisms have a unique invasion organelle, the polar tube, which upon appropriate environmental stimulation rapidly discharges out of the spore, pierces a host cell's membrane, and… read more here.
Keywords: invasion; obligate intracellular; intracellular pathogens; microsporidia obligate ... See more keywords