| microsporidia parasites disrupt the responses to cadmium exposure in a gammarid. | microsporidia parasites are commonly found in amphipods, where they are often asymptomatic, vertically-transmitted and have several effects on host sexuality and behaviour. as amphipods are often used as models in ecotoxicological studies, we investigated the effect of microsporidian infections on energy reserves and defence capacities of gammarus roeseli under cadmium stress. only females were infected by two microsporidia parasites: dictyocoela roeselum or dictyocoela muelleri. in physiologica ... | 2012 | 22035920 |