TY  - BOOK
AU  - Méténier,G.
AU  - Vivarès,C.P.
TI  - Molecular characteristics and physiology of microsporidia
KW  - MICROSPORIDIA
KW  - BIOCHEMISTRY
KW  - METABOLISM
KW  - VARIABILITY
KW  - GENE
KW  - GENOME
N2  - A survey of the molecular features of microsporidia is presented which attempts to comment on unresolved questions concerning the physiology of these amitochondrial intracellular parasites. Various transports of host-derived molecules can be predicted and trehalose appears as a potential reserve of glucose for energy metabolism. Significant insights into membrane lipids, polyamine metabolism and sporogony-specific proteins have been gained. Some species, such as Encephalitozoon cuniculi, are heterogeneous entities and harbor a small genome. Although showing a variation in genome size of 8.5-fold, microsporidia share reduced rDNA genes. Finally, data on gene organization and a possible evolutionary relationship with fungi are considered
UR  - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_-GVyy0C1gVQMAPApdDgmnC1d0fra1uT/view?usp=drivesdk
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