Nematocida

Nematocida
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Microsporidia
Phylum: incertae sedis
Genus: Nematocida
Species

Nematocida is a genus of Microsporidia fungi. One species, N. parisii, is found in wild isolates of Caenorhabditis elegans. It has been knicknamed the nematode-killer from Paris. This species replicates in the intestines of C. elegans.[1]

References

  1. Microsporidian genome analysis reveals evolutionary strategies for obligate intracellular growth. Cuomo CA, Desjardins CA, Bakowski MA, Goldberg J, Ma AT, Becnel JJ, Didier ES, Fan L, Heiman DI, Levin JZ, Young S, Zeng Q and Troemel ER, Genome Res., 2012 Dec, 22(12, pages 2478-2488, doi:10.1101/gr.142802.112


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