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Letter to the Editor

Mosquitoes (Culicidae) as a vector of Encephalitozoon hellem (Microsporidia)

Artur Trzebnya Molecular Biology Techniques Laboratory, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, PolandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Olena Nahimovaa Molecular Biology Techniques Laboratory, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland;b Genetics and Cytology Department, School of Biology, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, UkraineView further author information
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Natalia Volkovab Genetics and Cytology Department, School of Biology, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, UkraineView further author information
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Denys Hryhorievb Genetics and Cytology Department, School of Biology, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, UkraineView further author information
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Anna Slodkowicz-Kowalskac Department of Biology and Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine I, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, PolandView further author information
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Miroslawa Daberta Molecular Biology Techniques Laboratory, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, PolandView further author information
Article: 2317914 | Received 14 Dec 2023, Accepted 08 Feb 2024, Published online: 05 Mar 2024

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