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Microsporidia
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Microsporidia
an order of the subphylum Sporozoa characterized by having small spores and one polar capsule. Common occurrence is as parasites of arthropods and fish. Includes nosema. In finfish may cause xenomas, in crustaceans cause 'cotton flesh'.
Microsporidia
Parasitology A phylum of ubiquitous unicellular obligate intracellular protozoans–eg, Enterocytozoon, which infect insects and vertebrates, and humans. See Encephalitozoon species.
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The microsporidian Nosema is a fungus-related microbe that produces spores that bees consume when they forage.
Scientists sequence bee-killing parasite genome by Asian News International
We show that the microsporidian fungus Enterocytozoon bieneusi is associated with lower rates of weight gain in children in Uganda with persistent diarrhea.
Microsporidiosis and malnutrition in children with persistent ... by Mor, Siobhan M.; Tumwine, James K.; Naumova, Elena N.; Ndeezi, Grace; Tzipori, Saul / Emerging Infectious Diseases
First record of the microsporidian parasite Steinhausia mytilovum in Mytilus sp.
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