Patterns of genome evolution among the microsporidian parasites Encephalitozoon cuniculi, Antonospora locustae and Enterocytozoon bieneusi.
Microsporidia are intracellular parasites that are highly-derived relatives of fungi. They have compacted genomes and, despite a high rate of sequence evolution, distantly related species can share high levels of gene order conservation. To date, only two species have been analysed in detail, and da...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-12-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2099475?pdf=render |