Encephalitozoon cuniculi EcIII
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[ Opisthokonta | Fungi | Fungi incertae sedis | . . .
. . . | Unikaryonidae | Encephalitozoon | Encephalitozoon cuniculi ]
Courtesy of P. Keeling, B. Koudela and Nature
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Taxonomy: | Eukaryota | Opisthokonta | Fungi | Fungi incertae sedis | Microsporidia | Apansporoblastina | Unikaryonidae | Encephalitozoon | Encephalitozoon cuniculi |
Comment: | Encephalitozoon cuniculi is a single-celled, intracellular parasite that belongs to the microsporidia group of organisms. It infects a range of mammals; in humans, it causes a variety of conditions affecting the nervous system and respiratory and digestive tracts. Like all microsporidia, Encephalitozoon cuniculi lacks mitochondria. |
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Publication: |
Pombert JF, Xu J, Smith DR et. al.
( 2013)
Eukaryot Cell 12, 503-511.
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