caa a22 4500 445342250 CHVBK 20180317142817.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00436-010-2213-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00436-010-2213-3 Opportunistic nature of the mammalian microsporidia: experimental transmission of Trachipleistophora extenrec (Fungi: Microsporidia) between mammalian and insect hosts [Elektronische Daten] [Jiří Vávra, Martin Kamler, David Modrý, Břetislav Koudela] Spores of Trachipleistophora extenrec, originally isolated from the muscles of the Madagascan insectivore Hemicentetes semispinosus and maintained by serial passage in severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mice, were fed to larvae of the Egyptian cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis. Extensive infection of larval tissues ensued and caused larval and pupal mortality. The development of T. extenrec in the insect host, studied both by light and electron microscopy, followed generally the same life cycle as in the mammalian host. However, some differences in the fine structure of the parasite grown in both types of hosts were found. Spores isolated from the insect host caused infection of SCID mice when injected intramuscularly. Our results suggest that T. extenrec may be originally an insect microsporidian. This likelihood is corroborated by its structural similarity and phylogenetic relationship to two other microsporidia having insects either as unique hosts (Vavraia culicis) or being able to infect both mammalian and insect host (Trachipleistophora hominis). Springer-Verlag, 2010 Vávra Jiří Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic aut Kamler Martin Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic aut Modrý David Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, České Budějovice, Czech Republic aut Koudela Břetislav Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, České Budějovice, Czech Republic aut Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 108/6(2011-06-01), 1565-1573 0932-0113 108:6<1565 2011 108 436 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-2213-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-2213-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vávra Jiří Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kamler Martin Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Modrý David Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, České Budějovice, Czech Republic aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Koudela Břetislav Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, České Budějovice, Czech Republic aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 108/6(2011-06-01), 1565-1573 0932-0113 108:6<1565 2011 108 436 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer