Cell-to-cell spread of microsporidia causes C. elegans organs to form syncytia
Keir M Balla, Robert J Luallen, Malina A Bakowski, Emily R Troemel
This study shows microsporidia in C. elegans restructure host tissues into multinucleate cells, with some species causing syncytia in intestine or muscle, and infection density affecting their life cycle transition.
bioRxiv · May 13, 2016Cell Biology