title: Towards the minimal eukaryotic parasitic genome.
abstract: Microsporidia are well-known to infect immunocompromised patients and are also responsible for clinical syndromes in immunocompetent individuals. In recent years, evidence has been obtained in support of a very close relationship between Microsporidia and Fungi. In some species, the compaction of the genome and genes is remarkable. Thus, a systematic sequencing project has been initiated for the 2.9 Mbp genome of Encephalitozoon cuniculi, which will be useful for future comparative genomic studies.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Parasitologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UMR CNRS 6023, Université Blaise Pascal, 63177, Aubière Cedex, France. Christian.Vivares@lbp.univ-bpclermont.fr
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Vivarès
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Méténier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016208:Databases, Factual; D009670:Encephalitozoon cuniculi / Q000235:genetics*; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D017125:Genes, Protozoan; D018503:Genome, Protozoan; D007621:Karyotyping; D005810:Multigene Family; D015183:Restriction Mapping