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Microsporidian Interactions With Host Cells

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Book cover Biology of the Microsporidia

Part of the book series: Comparative Pathobiology ((CPATH,volume 1))

Abstract

In the life cycle of microsporidia, the two essential periods of development, schizogony and sporogony, take their course, generally, within the host cells. Intrusion into the nucleus does not occur2. Within the cytoplasm, microsporidia multiply as schizonts and later undergo sporogony. During the life cycle, they may infiltrate the cytoplasm as sprouting schizonts or extend within it as compact colonies; the cytoplasm itself may become reduced and finally replaced almost completely by the spores of the parasite. This latter situation is especially true in arthropods. Thus, damage is frequently done to the host cell and often death occurs as a result of the invasion.

Deceased. The text of Professor Weissenberg’s manuscript for this volume had just been completed when he died. The editors found it necessary to condense the contents of the paper but they have been very careful to preserve the meaning. A brief biographical sketch is included at the end of this chapter.

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  1. United States Department of Agriculture, Manhattan, Kansas, USA

    Lee A. Bulla Jr.

  2. Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA

    Thomas C. Cheng

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Weissenberg, R. (1976). Microsporidian Interactions With Host Cells. In: Bulla, L.A., Cheng, T.C. (eds) Biology of the Microsporidia. Comparative Pathobiology, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3114-8_8

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