Mycrosporidia (Noun)
Meaning
An order in the subclass Cnidosporidia.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Microsporidia are obligate intracellular parasites that infect a wide range of animals, including insects and mammals.
- Infection with microsporidia typically occurs through the ingestion of spores, which are highly resistant to environmental stress.
- Some species of microsporidia have been found to infect the guts of fish, causing disease and affecting the fish's overall health.
- Microsporidia have also been identified as causing diseases in humans, such as microsporidiosis, which affects people with weakened immune systems.
- The unique life cycle of microsporidia, which involves both a merogonic and a sporogonic phase, makes them challenging to study and control.