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The genusMrazekia differs from other Microsporidia in its unusual spores which are about ten times as large as other microsporidian spores and contain a rod-like structure, called the manubrium, instead of the classical polar filament. Ultrastructure and development of the manubrium have been studied and compared with the polar filament of other Microsporidia. It was found that the manubrium and polar filament correspond in many structural and developmental details. They are therefore considered to be homologous structures.
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This investigation is dedicated to Prof. G. Piekarski on the occasion of his 70th anniversary. Supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Go 165/11)
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Götz, P. Homology of the manubrium ofMrazekia brevicauda and the polar filament of other Microsporidia. Z. Parasitenkd. 64, 321–333 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00927379
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