Microsporidia are a group of fungi-like intracellular and unicellular parasites, which infect
nearly all animals. As “master parasites”, over 1400 microsporidian species have been …

Compared to the higher fungi (Dikarya), taxonomic and evolutionary studies on the basal
clades of fungi are fewer in number. Thus, the generic boundaries and higher ranks in the …

An epidemic of hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (HPND) with a high mortality rate (40%–
50%) recently occurred in the cultured Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis, which is a …

Abstract Around 57.1% of microsporidia occupy aquatic environments, excluding a further
25.7% that utilise both terrestrial and aquatic systems. The aquatic microsporidia therefore …

Within aquatic habitats, the hyper-abundant Order Crustacea appear to be the predominant
host group for members of the Phylum Microsporidia. The musculature, a common site of …

Crayfish are common hosts of microsporidian parasites, prominently from the genus
Thelohania. Thelohania is a polyphyletic genus, with multiple genetically distinct lineages …

Chinese grass shrimp (Palaemonetes sinensis) is an economically important crustacean in
Chinese aquaculture. Recently, we found that shrimp in Panjin city were infected with …

2013 年以来, 浙江省舟山地区大棚养殖的凡纳滨对虾(Penaeus vannamei) 普遍出现生长缓慢,
养殖成功率低的现象. 为了查明该原因, 本研究采用分子生物学和组织病理学等方法对引起对虾 …

A new microsporidian disease of the pond-reared ridgetail white prawn, Palaemon
carinicauda, was found in China. Light microscopy, pathology, and scanning electron …

A new microsporidian Toguebayea baccigeri n. gen., n. sp., hyperparasite of Bacciger
israelensis (Digenea, Faustulidae), parasite of Boops boops (Teleostei, Sparidae) is …