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--- On Mon, 2/15/10, randy oliver <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> I'm not even sure wha a micro-sporidian is.
>A type of fungus.
>Randy Oliver
The following is rather expansive and is taken, in parts,
from Wikipedia. I hope that I am not transgressing on copyright
laws. The synopsis is that microsporidia are fungi. Mike
in LA
Microsporidia
From Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia
The microsporidia constitute a phylum of spore-forming
unicellular parasites. They were once thought to be Protists but are now
known to be Fungi. Loosely 1500 of the probably more than one million
species are named now. Microsporidia are restricted to animal hosts, and
all major groups of animals host microsporidia. Most infect insects, but
they are also responsible for common diseases of crustaceans and fish. The
distinguished species of microsporidia usually infect one specific host or
a related group of hosts.
After infection they influence their
hosts in various ways and all organs and tissues are invaded. Some species
are lethal, and a few are used in biological control of insect
pests. ... In the most advanced cases of parasitism the
microsporidium rules the host cell completely and controls its metabolism
and reproduction, forming a xenoma. [1].
Replication takes place
within the host's cells, which are infected by means of unicellular
spores.
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