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

E. intestinalis, developing forms in a parasitophorous vacuole
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5: Transmission electron micrograph of Encephalitozoon intestinalis depicting developing forms inside a parasitophorous vacuole (red arrows) with mature spores (black arrows).
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