Microsporidia and Microsporidiosis
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Parasitology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 1570
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pathogenesis of Microsporidia and Toxoplasma gondii
Interests: novel technology in the diagnosis of parasite infections
Interests: molecular mechanism of hemolymph associated innate immunity of silkworm against pathogens, including N. bombycis
Interests: microsporidia; insect rearing; insect molecular biology; insect immunology
Interests: host-protozoan parasite interactions, molecular vaccines, and the exosomes derived from parasites including Toxoplasma gondii
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microsporidia are obligate intracellular pathogens, comprising about 220 genera and 1700 species. They were previously believed to be “primitive” early branching protozoa. Recent phylogenetic analysis suggests microsporidia are related to the fungi, being grouped with the Cryptomycota as a basal branch or sister group to the fungi. Microsporidia can be transmitted by food and water and are likely zoonotic as they parasitize a wide range of invertebrate and vertebrate hosts. Microsporidiosis has been known to be an economically important disease in insects, fish, crab, and mammals. Infection could also occur in both immune-competent and immune-deficient humans, which is why microsporidia have been identified as emerging opportunistic parasites.
This Special Issue aims to focus on any aspect related to the pathogenesis of Microsporidia and Microsporidiosis. Original research articles, reviews, brief research reports, and mini-reviews that focus on but are not limited to the following aspects will be welcomed:
- Novel knowledge around the interaction of microsporidia proteins and host cell receptors during infection, the interaction mechanism of microsporidia with host immune systems during cell invasion or any information to fill the gaps in host–parasite interactions;
- The identification of novel proteins (e.g., polar tube proteins, spore wall proteins, sporoplasm proteins) of microsporidia and their roles during spore germination, host cell infection, and parasite transmission;
- The identification and in vitro cultivation of novel species of microsporidia;
- Host modulation by microsporidia effector molecules (e.g., secreted proteins, lncRNA, miRNA, circRNA);
- Ecological impacts of the microsporidian parasite;
- Novel diagnostic and therapeutic techniques.
Dr. Bing Han
Dr. Hongnan Qu
Dr. Jialing Bao
Dr. Yong Wang
Dr. Huaiyu Zhou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Microsporidia
- pathogenesis
- Microsporidia–host interactions
- polar tube proteins
- spore wall proteins
- sporoplasm proteins
- effector molecules
- ecology
- diagnosis
- therapeutics
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