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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2: Scanning electron micrograph of a microsporidian spore with an extruded polar tubule inserted into a eukaryotic cell.

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