ReviewExperientia supplementum (2012)2022
Factors That Determine Microsporidia Infection and Host Specificity.
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- The Caenorhabditis elegans microbiome impacts microsporidia infection through nutrient limitation and spore inactivation.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Worms About Town: a citizen science project discovers microsporidian parasites of nematodes through environmental sampling.Biology open · 2026Article
- Insecticide resistance profiles of Anopheles arabiensis and relationship with Microsporidia MB infection in two rice agroecosystems in Kenya.Parasites & vectors · 2026Article
- The dissemination potential of Microsporidia MB in Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes is modulated by temperature.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Small-molecule screen in C. elegans identifies benzenesulfonamides as inhibitors of microsporidia spores.npj antimicrobials and resistance · 2025Article
- Diversity-disease relationships in natural microscopic nematode communities.Royal Society open science · 2025Article
- Microsporidia infection alters C. elegans lipid levels.PloS one · 2025Article
- Microsporidia and invertebrate hosts: genome-informed taxonomy surrounding a new lineage of crayfish-infectingFungal diversity · 2024Article
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- High temperatures and low humidity promote the occurrence of microsporidians (Microsporidia) in mosquitoes (Culicidae).Parasites & vectors · 2024Article
- In Vitro Cultivation forMicroorganisms · 2024Article
- Screening of the Pandemic Response Box identifies anti-microsporidia compounds.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
- Genomic and phenotypic evolution of nematode-infecting microsporidia.PLoS pathogens · 2023Article
- High-throughput phenotyping of infection by diverse microsporidia species reveals a wild C. elegans strain with opposing resistance and susceptibility traits.PLoS pathogens · 2023Article
- Conservation of Nematocida microsporidia gene expression and host response in Caenorhabditis nematodes.PloS one · 2022Article
- Occurrence of Nosemosis in honey bee,PeerJ · 2022Article
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Abstract
Microsporidia are a large phylum of obligate intracellular parasites that infect an extremely diverse range of animals and protists. In this chapter, we review what is currently known about microsporidia host specificity and what factors influence microsporidia infection. Extensive sampling in nature from related hosts has provided insight into the host range of many microsporidia species. These field studies have been supported by experiments conducted in controlled laboratory environments which have helped to demonstrate host specificity. Together, these approaches have revealed that, while examples of generalist species exist, microsporidia specificity is often narrow, and species typically infect one or several closely related hosts. For microsporidia to successfully infect and complete their life cycle within a compatible host, several steps must occur, including spore germination, host cell invasion, and proliferation of the parasite within the host tissue. Many factors influence infection, including temperature, seasonality, nutrient availability, and the presence or absence of microbes, as well as the developmental stage, sex, and genetics of the host. Several studies have identified host genomic regions that influence resistance to microsporidia, and future work is likely to uncover molecular mechanisms of microsporidia host specificity in more detail.
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