Microsporidia are natural intracellular parasites of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
For decades the soil nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has been an important model system for biology, but little is known about its natural ecology. Recently, C. elegans has become the focus of studies of innate immunity and several pathogens have been shown to cause lethal intestinal infections in C...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-12-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19071962/?tool=EBI |