The microsporidian polar tube: origin, structure, composition, function, and application
Abstract Microsporidia are a class of obligate intracellular parasitic unicellular eukaryotes that infect a variety of hosts, even including humans. Although different species of microsporidia differ in host range and specificity, they all share a similar infection organelle, the polar tube, which i...
Main Authors: | Yuqing Chen, Qing Lv, Hongjie Liao, Zhengkai Xie, Liuyi Hong, Lei Qi, Guoqing Pan, Mengxian Long, Zeyang Zhou |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-08-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05908-9 |
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