A monoclonal antibody that tracks endospore formation in the microsporidium Nosema bombycis.

Nosema bombycis, the first identified microsporidium, is a destructive pathogen of the silkworm Bombyx mori and causes severe worldwide economic losses in sericulture. Major microsporidian structural proteins, such as the spore wall protein (SWP), are known to be involved in host invasion. In this s...

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Main Authors: Yanhong Li, Meiling Tao, Fuping Ma, Guoqing Pan, Zeyang Zhou, Zhengli Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4374874?pdf=render