Polyploidy is widespread in Microsporidia
ABSTRACTMicrosporidia are obligate intracellular eukaryotic parasites with an extremely broad host range. They have both economic and public health importance. Ploidy in microsporidia is variable, with a few species formally identified as diploid and one as polyploid. Given the increase in the numbe...
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Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2024-02-01
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Series: | Microbiology Spectrum |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.03669-23 |