VITTAFORMA-CORNEAE N-COMB FOR THE HUMAN MICROSPORIDIUM NOSEMA-CORNEUM SHADDUCK, MECCOLI, DAVIS AND FONT, 1990, BASED ON ITS ULTRASTRUCTURE IN THE LIVER OF EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED ATHYMIC MICE

被引:90
作者
SILVEIRA, H [1 ]
CANNING, EU [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LONDON IMPERIAL COLL SCI TECHNOL & MED, DEPT BIOL, LONDON SW7 2AZ, ENGLAND
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
DIPLOKARYA; HOST ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; NEW GENUS; POLYSPOROBLASTIC SPOROGONY;
D O I
10.1111/j.1550-7408.1995.tb01557.x
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
A new genus, Vittaforma n. g. is proposed for the human microsporidium Nosema corneum Shadduck, Meccoli, Davis and Font, 1990, based on the ultrastructure of developmental stages in the liver of experimentally infected athymic mice. The diplokaryotic arrangement of the nuclei is the only character that conforms with the description of the genus Nosema. Sporogony is polysporoblastic, sporonts are ribbon-shaped, constricting to give rise to linear arrays of sporoblasts and each parasite is enveloped by a complete cisterna of host endoplasmic reticulum. Comparison of N. corneum, with established genera revealed that there were none with the same combination of characters. Consequently it is proposed that Nosema corneum be placed in a new genus as Vittaforma corneae n. comb.
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