The Microsporidia and Microsporidiosis

About this book

Provides biologists, physicians, and research scientists with a complete, modern view of this newly recognized group of parasites.

Contents

- Historic Perspective on the Microsporidia: Expanding Horizons
- Structure of the Microsporidia
- Development Morphology and Life Cycles of the Microsporidia
- Molecular Biology, Molecular Phylogeny, and Molecular Diagnostic Approaches to the Microsporidia
- Microsporidian Biochemistry and Physiology
- The Structure, Function, and Composition of the Microsporidian Polar Tube
- Host-Parasite Relationships in Microsporidiosis: Animal Models and Physiology
- Clinical Syndromes Associated with Microsporidiosis
- Ocular Microsporidiosis
- Laboratory Diagnosis of Microsporidiosis
- Culture and Propagation of Microsporidia
- Microsporidia in Higher Vertebrates
- Fish Microsporidia
- Microsporidia in Insects
- Epidemiology of Microsporidiosis

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