Nematocida parisii

Introduction to Microsporidia

The process of polar tube eversion during spore germination in microsporidia. Polar tube is identified in A, B, and C by the black line.

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Background on Nematocida parisii

Pathogenesis of various microsporidia including Nematocida parisii. Hodgkin and Partridge, 2008. par

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Cell shape and Metabolism

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Pathogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans

Characterization of Nematocida parisii infection stages in C. elegans.
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Comparison of infection symptoms in different.
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References

[1] Keeling, P.J. and Fast, N.M. "Microsporidia: Biology and Evolution of Highly Reduced Intracellular Parasites". "Annual Review Microbiology". 2002. Volume 56. p. 93-116.

[2] Xu, Y. and Weiss, L.M. "The Microsporidian Polar Tube: A Highly Specialized Invasion Organelle". "Int. K. Parasitol." 2011. Volume 35 Issue 9. p. 941-953.

[3] Tromel, E.R., Felix, M., Whiteman, N.K., Barriere, A., and Ausubel, F.M. "Microsporidia are Natural Intracellular Parasites of the Nematoda Caenorhabditis elegans"."PLoS". 2008. Volume 6 Issue 12. p. 2736-2752.

[4]Cuomo, C.A., DEsjardins, C.A., Bakowski, M.A., Goldberg, J., Ma, A.T., Becnel, J.J., Didier, E.S., Fan, L., Heiman, D.I., LEvin, J.Z., Young, S., Zheng, Q., and Troemel, E.R. "Microsporidian Genome Analysis Reveals Evolutionary Strategies for Obligate Intracellular Growth". "Genome Research". 2012. Volume 22. p. 2478-2488.

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Edited by student of Joan Slonczewski for BIOL 238 Microbiology, 2014, Kenyon College.