Microsporidiosis in humans

B Han, G Pan, LM Weiss - Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Microsporidia are obligate intracellular pathogens identified∼ 150 years ago as the cause
of pébrine, an economically important infection in silkworms. There are about 220 genera …

Potential impacts of host specificity on zoonotic or interspecies transmission of Enterocytozoon bieneusi

W Li, Y Feng, L Zhang, L Xiao - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2019 - Elsevier
Microsporidia are composed of a highly diverse group of single-celled, obligate intracellular
fungi that colonize an extremely wide range of other eukaryotes, among which …

Wild micromammal host spectrum of zoonotic eukaryotic parasites in Spain. Occurrence and genetic characterisation

F Vioque, A Dashti, M Santín… - Transboundary and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Micromammals have historically been recognized as highly contentious species in terms of
the maintenance and transmission of zoonotic pathogens to humans. Limited information is …

Enterocytozoon bieneusi of animals—With an 'Australian twist'

Y Zhang, AV Koehler, T Wang, RB Gasser - Advances in parasitology, 2021 - Elsevier
Enterocytozoon bieneusi is a microsporidian microorganism that causes intestinal disease
in animals including humans. E. bieneusi is an obligate intracellular pathogen, typically …

Molecular epidemiology of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon sp., among immunocompromised and immunocompetent subjects in Iran

K Karimi, H Mirjalali, M Niyyati, A Haghighi… - Microbial …, 2020 - Elsevier
Intestinal microsporidiosis is known as an opportunistic infection in immunocompromised
patients. The current study aimed to investigate intestinal microsporidia infection in human …

A Perspective on the Molecular Identification, Classification, and Epidemiology of Enterocytozoon bieneusi of Animals

AV Koehler, Y Zhang, RB Gasser - Microsporidia: Current Advances in …, 2022 - Springer
The microsporidian Enterocytozoon bieneusi is an obligate intracellular pathogen that
causes enteric disease (microsporidiosis) in humans and has been recorded in a wide …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of a multiplex PCR for the simultaneous diagnosis of intestinal cryptosporidiosis and microsporidiosis: Epidemiologic report from a French …

M Moniot, C Nourrisson, C Faure, F Delbac… - The Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microsporidiosis and cryptosporidiosis are associated with chronic diarrhea in
immunocompromised patients. The objectives of this study were to: i) assess a multiplex …

[HTML][HTML] Genotyping approach for potential common source of Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection in hematology unit

G Desoubeaux, C Nourrisson, M Moniot… - Emerging Infectious …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Microsporidiosis is a fungal infection that generally causes digestive disorders, especially in
immunocompromised hosts. Over a 4-day period in January 2018, 3 patients with …

Multimethodological approach to gastrointestinal microsporidiosis in HIV-infected patients

JN Velásquez, C di Risio, C Etchart, AV Chertcoff… - Acta parasitologica, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Microsporidiosis is an opportunistic infection that produces chronic diarrhoea and
cholangiopathy in patients with AIDS, mainly caused by two species of microsporidia …

High Frequency of Enterocytozoon bieneusi Genotype WL12 Occurrence among Immunocompromised Patients with Intestinal Microsporidiosis

M Messaoud, S Abbes, M Gnaien, Y Rebai, A Kallel… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microsporidiosis is an emerging opportunistic infection causing severe digestive disorders in
immunocompromised patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of …