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

Spores

Microsporidian spores stained with Chromotrope 2R stain Microsporidian spores stained with Quick-Hot Gram Chrmomotrope
A B

Light microscopy photographs of stained stool smears containing microsporidian spores (Enterocytozoon bieneusi).
A: Chromotrope 2R stain.
B: Quick-Hot Gram Chromotrope stain.
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