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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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