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 …

Microsporidia are obligate intracellular pathogens related to Fungi. These organisms have a
unique invasion organelle, the polar tube, which upon appropriate environmental …

This report updates and combines earlier versions of guidelines for the prevention and
treatment of opportunistic infections (OIs) in HIV-infected adults (ie, persons aged> 18 years) …

Over the past few decades, nucleic acid-based methods have been developed for the
diagnosis of intestinal parasitic infections. Advantages of nucleic acid-based methods are …

The intestinal tract is in intimate contact with the commensal microflora. Nevertheless, how
commensals communicate with cells to ensure immune homeostasis is still unclear. In this …

Waterborne disease statistics only begin to estimate the global burden of infectious diseases
from contaminated drinking water. Diarrheal disease is dramatically underreported and …

Microsporidia are obligate intracellular protozoan parasites that infect a broad range of
vertebrates and invertebrates. These parasites are now recognized as one of the most …

Summary The National Institutes of Health, the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious
Diseases Society of America, and CDC have developed guidelines for treatment of …

During March 12-20, 2006, wildfires burned approxi-mately 1 million acres in the Panhandle
region of Texas, advancing 45 miles in 9 hours, with dense smoke and flames up to 11 feet …

The phylum Microspora contains a diverse group of single-celled, obligate intracellular
protozoa sharing a unique organelle, the polar filament, and parasitizing a wide variety of …