Parasites and Health [Last Modified: ]
Microsporidiosis
[Brachiola spp.] [Encephalitozoon cuniculi] [Encephalitozoon hellem]
[Encephalitozoon intestinalis (syn. Septata intestinalis)]
[Enterocytozoon bieneusi] [Nosema spp.] [Pleistophora sp.]
[Trachipleistophora spp.] [Vittaforma corneae (syn. Nosema corneum)]
Causal Agent Life Cycle Geographic Distribution Clinical Features Laboratory Diagnosis Treatment

Life cycle

Microsporidian spore
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1: Transmission electron micrograph of a mature microsporidian spore.  Black arrows indicate the electron dense cell wall and red arrows the coils of polar tubule.
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