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Parasitology 2020 Apr 27:1-15. Epub 2020 Apr 27.

Department of Cytology and Histology, Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya emb. 7/9, 199034Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.

A new microsporidian species, Globosporidium paramecii gen. nov., sp. Read More

Parasite 2020 6;27:21. Epub 2020 Apr 6.

College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471003, China.

Enterocytozoon bieneusi, an obligate intracellular microsporidian parasite, can infect humans and a wide variety of animals worldwide. However, information on the prevalence and molecular characterization of E. bieneusi in pet rats and guinea pigs is lacking. Read More

J Invertebr Pathol 2020 May 13;172:107353. Epub 2020 Mar 13.

Department of Biology, Saint Mary's University, 923 Robie Street, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, Canada.

Nosema adaliae, a microsporidian pathogen described from the two-spotted lady beetle, Adalia bipunctata L., delays larval development when A. bipunctata is reared under laboratory conditions at 25 °C. Read More

Ophthalmol Ther 2020 Jun 10;9(2):265-278. Epub 2020 Mar 10.

Hoopes Vision Research Center, Draper, UT, USA.

Microsporidia are a rare and commonly misdiagnosed cause of corneal infection, accounting for approximately 0.4% of cases of microbial keratitis in some populations. Ocular microsporidiosis most often presents as either microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis (MKC) or microsporidial stromal keratitis (MSK). Read More

Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2020 Apr 21;64(5). Epub 2020 Apr 21.

Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.

Of four genotypes of , genotype II is considered to represent a parasite that occurs in many host species in a latent asymptomatic form, whereas genotype III seems to be more aggressive, and infections caused by this strain can lead to the death of even immunocompetent hosts. Although albendazole has been considered suitable for treatment of species, its failure in control of genotype III infection has been reported. This study determined the effect of a 100× recommended daily dose of albendazole on an genotype III course of infection in immunocompetent and immunodeficient mice and compared the results with those from experiments performed with a lower dose of albendazole and genotype II. Read More

Front Microbiol 2020 18;11:172. Epub 2020 Feb 18.

Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, United States.

Microsporidia are found worldwide and both vertebrates and invertebrates can serve as hosts for these organisms. While microsporidiosis in humans can occur in both immune competent and immune compromised hosts, it has most often been seen in the immune suppressed population, e.g. Read More

J Cutan Pathol 2020 Mar 3. Epub 2020 Mar 3.

Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

Microsporidia are a group of obligate intracellular parasites that naturally infect domestic and wild animals. Human microsporidiosis is an increasingly recognized multisystem opportunistic infection. The clinical manifestations are diverse with diarrhea being the most common presenting symptom. Read More

J Cell Sci 2020 Feb 20;133(4). Epub 2020 Feb 20.

Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, CEP 31270-901, Brazil

Intracellular parasites from the genera , , , and from the phylum Microsporidia are, respectively, the causative agents of toxoplasmosis, malaria, Chagas disease, leishmaniasis and microsporidiosis, illnesses that kill millions of people around the globe. Crossing the host cell plasma membrane (PM) is an obstacle these parasites must overcome to establish themselves intracellularly and so cause diseases. The mechanisms of cell invasion are quite diverse and include (1) formation of moving junctions that drive parasites into host cells, as for the protozoans and spp. Read More

J Invertebr Pathol 2020 Mar 6;171:107337. Epub 2020 Feb 6.

Laboratory of Molecular Plant Protection, All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection, St. Petersburg, Pushkin, Russia.

Microsporidia Nosema bombycis and Vairimorpha ceranae cause destructive epizootics of honey bees and silkworms. Insufficient efficiency of the antibiotic fumagillin against V. ceranae, its toxicity and the absence of effective methods of N. Read More

Exp Parasitol 2020 Mar 3;210:107850. Epub 2020 Feb 3.

College of Animal Science, Tarim University, Alar, Xinjiang, 843300, China. Electronic address:

Experimental rats are important animal models, and a history of pathogenic infections in these animals will directly affect the animal trial results. Enterocytozoon bieneusi is a ubiquitous potential pathogen transmitted via the fecal-oral route. To determine the prevalence and genotypic distributions of E. Read More

J Med Microbiol 2020 Mar;69(3):414-418

Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.

Ocular microsporidiosis is a significant emerging infectious disease reported in immunocompromised patients and immunocompetent persons throughout the world. To identify the pathogens responsible for human keratitis, via corneal scrapings. Thirty-three hospitalized patients with epithelial keratitis were examined using staining and DNA sequencing. Read More

Parasitol Res 2020 Mar 31;119(3):1101-1108. Epub 2020 Jan 31.

Key Laboratory of Zoonosis of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, 483 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510642, China.

Limited data are available on infection rates and genetic identity of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Giardia duodenalis in horses and donkeys. In this study, 865 fecal specimens were collected from donkeys (n = 540) and horses (n = 325) in three provinces and autonomous regions in northern China during 2015-2019. Enterocytozoon bieneusi was detected and genotyped by PCR and sequence analyses of the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and G. Read More

Sci Rep 2020 Jan 23;10(1):1026. Epub 2020 Jan 23.

The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.

Cryptosporidium spp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi are two well-known protist pathogens which can result in diarrhea in humans and animals. To examine the occurrence and genetic characteristics of Cryptosporidium spp. Read More

Microb Pathog 2020 Apr 21;141:103988. Epub 2020 Jan 21.

Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Intestinal microsporidiosis is known as an opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients. The current study aimed to investigate intestinal microsporidia infection in human subjects with/without immunodeficiency. Totally, 600 stool samples were collected from immunocompromised (254) and immunocompetent (346) subjects. Read More

Cent Eur J Public Health 2019 12;27(4):330-334

Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, P. J. Safarik University in Kosice, Slovak Republic.

Objective: In recent years new infectious diseases, i.e. emerging or re-emerging diseases, have been coming to the forefront. Read More

Parasit Vectors 2020 Jan 7;13(1). Epub 2020 Jan 7.

College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China.

Background: Enterocytozoon bieneusi is a parasite that infects humans and a wide range of other animals. The large migratory waterfowl, the whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus), travels through many cities during its migration and can spread parasites. Despite receiving increasing attention worldwide, there have been no reports of E. Read More

Med Mycol 2019 Dec 23. Epub 2019 Dec 23.

Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt.

Despite the fact that many approaches have been developed over years to find efficient and well-tolerated therapeutic regimens for microsporidiosis, the effectiveness of current drugs remains doubtful, and effective drugs against specific targets are still scarce. The present study is the first that was designed to evaluate the potency of auranofin, an anti-rheumatoid FDA approved drug, against intestinal Encephalitozoon intestinalis. Evaluation of the drug was achieved through counting of fecal and intestinal spores, studying the intestinal histopathological changes, measuring of intestinal hydrogen peroxide level, and post therapy follow-up of mice for 2 weeks for detection of relapse. Read More

Parasitol Res 2020 Jan 6;119(1):283-290. Epub 2019 Dec 6.

Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Engineering in Animal Vaccines, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.

Enterocytozoon bieneusi is an opportunistic pathogen in immunodeficient patients. Although this pathogen has been reported in many domestic animals, few data are available about the occurrence of E. bieneusi in wild rats. Read More

Parasitol Res 2020 Jan 1;119(1):321-326. Epub 2019 Dec 1.

College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui Province, 230036, People's Republic of China.

Enterocytozoon bieneusi is an opportunistic enteric pathogen which can infect a wide range of animal species and humans. It is the most diagnosed species of Microsporidia in humans and has an impact on public health. Many infected animals including foxes may be a potential source for transmitting E. Read More

Parasitol Res 2020 Jan 26;119(1):105-114. Epub 2019 Nov 26.

College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, 163319, People's Republic of China.

The protistan pathogens Cryptosporidium and Enterocytozoon bieneusi can cause significant intestinal diseases in animals and humans. However, limited information is available regarding prevalence and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium and E. bieneusi in ruminants in Northern China. Read More

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020 Jan 21;104(1):257-276. Epub 2019 Nov 21.

College of Animal Sciences (College of Bee Science), Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.

Currently, knowledge of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in insects including honeybee is extremely limited. Here, differential expression profiles and regulatory networks of circRNAs in the midguts of Apis cerana cerana workers were comprehensively investigated using transcriptome sequencing and bioinformatics. In total, 9589 circRNAs (201-800 nt in length) were identified from 8-day-old and 11-day-old workers' midguts (Ac1 and Ac2); among them, 5916 (61. Read More

BMC Vet Res 2019 Nov 21;15(1):417. Epub 2019 Nov 21.

College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, Henan Province, China.

Background: With worldwide distribution and importance for veterinary medicine, Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, and Enterocytozoon bieneusi have been found in a wide variety of vertebrate hosts. At present, few available molecular data can be used to understand the features of genetic diversity of these pathogens in areas without or less intensive farming. Read More

J Parasit Dis 2019 Dec 15;43(4):601-606. Epub 2019 Jun 15.

3Advanced Eye Center, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.

Ocular microsporidiosis was first described in immunocompromised subjects but recent reports have also shown cases in immunocompetent hosts. The database of existing clinical studies is very limited. The aim of present study was to analyse demographic profile, clinical features, microbiological profile, treatment and outcome of ocular microsporidiosis in northern India. Read More

Environ Pollut 2020 Jan 31;256:113443. Epub 2019 Oct 31.

University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biology, Belgrade, Serbia.

During their lifetime honey bees (Apis mellifera) rarely experience optimal conditions. Sometimes, a simultaneous action of multiple stressors, natural and chemical, results in even greater effect than of any stressor alone. Therefore, integrative investigations of different factors affecting honey bees have to be carried out. Read More

Parasit Vectors 2019 Nov 15;12(1):543. Epub 2019 Nov 15.

College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China.

Background: Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis are major intestinal pathogens that can cause diarrheal diseases in humans, especially children. Enterocytozoon bieneusi is another parasite which can cause gastrointestinal tract disorders, with diarrhea being the main clinical symptom. Read More

Parasitol Res 2019 Dec 8;118(12):3371-3375. Epub 2019 Nov 8.

College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China.

Enterocytozoon bieneusi is a single-celled obligate pathogen that seriously threatens animal and public health. However, information on the prevalence and genotypes of E. bieneusi in alpacas in China is limited. Read More

Parasite 2019 31;26:62. Epub 2019 Oct 31.

Department of Pathogenic Biology, Hainan Medical University, Xueyuan Road 3, 571199 Haikou, Hainan, PR China - Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Hainan Medical University, 571199 Haikou, Hainan, PR China - Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, 571199 Haikou, PR China.

Enterocytozoon bieneusi is an important pathogen commonly found in humans and animals. Farmed animals with close contact to humans are important hosts of E. bieneusi. Read More

J Invertebr Pathol 2019 11 25;168:107272. Epub 2019 Oct 25.

College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Liaoning Engineering and Technology Research Center for Insect Resource, Shenyang 110866, PR China. Electronic address:

Microsporidian spores contain a single polar filament that is coiled around the interior of the spore. Upon germination the polar tube (post-germination polar filament) is ejected by inversion into a host cell. The sporoplasm flows through the polar tube, directly infecting the cytoplasm of the cell. Read More

Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl 2019 Dec 9;10:164-169. Epub 2019 Aug 9.

The Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.

, a unicellular enteric microsporidian parasite, can infect humans and a wide range of animals throughout the world. Although has been identified in many animals, there is no information regarding the genotypes of in pet birds in China. Birds are important sources of emerging infectious diseases that affect humans, and immunosuppressed individuals can be exposed to potential zoonotic agents shed by birds. Read More

Emerg Infect Dis 2019 11;25(11):2100-2103

We analyzed 2 batches of environmental samples after a microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis outbreak in Taiwan. Results indicated a transmission route from a parking lot to a foot washing pool to a swimming pool and suggested that accumulation of mud in the foot washing pool during the rainy season might be a risk factor. Read More

Acta Trop 2020 Jan 7;201:105211. Epub 2019 Oct 7.

Department of Pathogenic Biology, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, China; Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, China; Key Laboratory of Translation Medicine Tropical Diseases, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, China. Electronic address:

Enterocytozoon bieneusi is a potentially important zoonotic pathogen. However, there is no information on E. bieneusi infection of captive long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in Hainan Province, China. Read More

Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 2019 Dec 29;67:101346. Epub 2019 Aug 29.

Genetic Research Center, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Electronic address:

Cryptosporidium spp., Enterocytozoon bieneusi, and Giardia duodenalis are globally ubiquitous infectious parasitoses in humans and animals. The purpose of the present study was to determine the distribution and genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. Read More

Am J Trop Med Hyg 2019 12;101(6):1392-1396

Department of Parasitology, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand.

is an organism that infects a wide variety of vertebrates, including humans. Pigs also harbor , of which several genotypes have been recently detected in human feces. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of infection among pigs raised in three smallholder farms and eight small large-scale farms in Chonburi Province, Eastern Thailand, using nested polymerase chain reaction of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of the small subunit of ribosomal RNA gene and to investigate genotypes of isolates using nucleotide sequencing and phylogenetic tree analysis of the ITS region. Read More

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2019 09 19;13(9):e0007674. Epub 2019 Sep 19.

Programa de Patologia Ambiental e Experimental, Universidade Paulista, Rua José Maria Whitaker, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.

Here, we have investigated the possible effect of B-1 cells on the activity of peritoneal macrophages in E. cuniculi infection. In the presence of B-1 cells, peritoneal macrophages had an M1 profile with showed increased phagocytic capacity and index, associated with the intense microbicidal activity and a higher percentage of apoptotic death. Read More

J Eukaryot Microbiol 2020 Jan 13;67(1):125-131. Epub 2019 Oct 13.

Louisiana State University, Life Sciences Bldg, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70803, USA.

Representatives of the genus Anncaliia are known as natural parasites of dipteran and coleopteran insects, amphipod crustaceans, but also humans, primarily with immunodeficiency. Anncaliia algerae-caused fatal myositis is considered as an emergent infectious disease in humans. A. Read More

BMC Infect Dis 2019 Sep 14;19(1):808. Epub 2019 Sep 14.

Department of Protozoology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Background: Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Cryptosporidium spp. are prevalent zoonotic parasites associated with a high burden among children. To date only limited molecular epidemiological data on E. Read More

PLoS One 2019 12;14(9):e0222360. Epub 2019 Sep 12.

Research Unit Comparative Medicine, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany.

Precise knowledge of the health status of experimental fish is crucial to obtain high scientific and ethical standards in biomedical research. In addition to the use of sentinel fish, the examination of diseased fish is a fundamental part of all health monitoring concepts. PCR assays offer excellent sensitivity and the ability to test a broad variety of pathogenic agents in different sample types. Read More

Rheumatol Int 2019 Nov 9;39(11):1995-2003. Epub 2019 Sep 9.

Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226014, India.

Polymyositis is a diagnosis of exclusion. In patients with odd features, it can be of infective etiology. A high index of suspicion is required for diagnosis. Read More

Infect Genet Evol 2019 11 5;75:104033. Epub 2019 Sep 5.

Key Laboratory of Zoonosis of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China. Electronic address:

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 Enterocytozoon bieneusi is the most common species responsible for human microsporidiasis. Genotyping of E. bieneusi based on sequence analysis of the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) has recognized ~500 genotypes in humans and a great variety of other mammals and birds. Read More

PLoS One 2019 3;14(9):e0221956. Epub 2019 Sep 3.

Pacific Biological Station, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Nanaimo, BC, Canada.

Infectious diseases are potential contributors to decline in Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) populations. Although pathogens are theoretically considered to pose higher risk in high-density rearing environments like hatcheries, there is no direct evidence that hatchery-origin Coho salmon increase the transmission of infectious agents to sympatric wild populations. This study was undertaken to compare prevalence, burden, and diversity of infectious agents between hatchery-reared and wild juvenile Coho salmon in British Columbia (BC), Canada. Read More

Med Mal Infect 2019 Aug 28. Epub 2019 Aug 28.

Institute for Transplantation, Urology and Nephrology (ITUN) Nantes University Hospital, 44000 Nantes, France.

Introduction: Gastrointestinal disorders in solid organ recipients may have various origins including cryptosporidiosis and microsporidiosis. The prevalence of these infections is poorly known in solid organ transplant (SOT) patients in industrialized countries.

Methods: We prospectively assessed the infectious causes of diarrhea in SOT patients. Read More

Infect Genet Evol 2019 11 27;75:104019. Epub 2019 Aug 27.

State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu Province 730046, PR China; Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for the Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province 225009, PR China. Electronic address:

Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Giardia duodenalis are important opportunistic enteric zoonotic pathogens that cause diarrhoea and intestinal diseases in animals and humans. China is the largest producer of pigs, but whether Tibetan pigs, a unique pig breed in Tibet, are infected with E. bieneusi and G. Read More

BMC Vet Res 2019 Aug 28;15(1):308. Epub 2019 Aug 28.

Department of Protozoology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Ratchawithi Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand.

Background: Enterocytozoon bieneusi has been increasingly reported to infect domestic animals and humans, with human infections primarily reported as zoonotic in origin. The aim of the present study was to determine the presence and genotype of E. bieneusi in humans and domestic animals in central Thailand by testing stool samples of 200 apparently healthy humans, 73 goats, 60 cattle and 65 pigs using nested-PCR/ sequence analysis based on the ITS region of SSU rRNA genes. Read More

Emerg Infect Dis 2019 09;25(9):1625-1631

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 hematologic malignancies who were admitted to the hematology unit of a hospital in France received diagnoses of Enterocytozoon bieneusi microsporidiosis. This unusually high incidence was investigated by sequence analysis at the internal transcribed spacer rDNA locus and then by 3 microsatellites and 1 minisatellite for multilocus genotyping. Read More

Parasitol Res 2019 Oct 21;118(10):2979-2987. Epub 2019 Aug 21.

Parasitology Reference and Research Laboratory, National Centre for Microbiology, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.

Enterocytozoon bieneusi is an obligate intracellular protist-like fungi parasite that infects numerous mammal hosts including humans, raising concerns of zoonotic transmission. There is little information available on the presence and diversity of E. bieneusi genotypes in companion animals. Read More

Parasitol Res 2019 Oct 16;118(10):3053-3060. Epub 2019 Aug 16.

Key Laboratory of Zoonosis of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, 483 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510642, China.

The infection patterns and clinical significance of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Giardia duodenalis in dairy cattle remain poorly investigated despite their common occurrence. Data on the genetic diversity are also needed to understand the transmission and human-infective potential of the two pathogens. In this study, fecal specimens from 1366 dairy cattle on a large farm were examined for the presence and genotype distribution of E. Read More

Insects 2019 Aug 9;10(8). Epub 2019 Aug 9.

College of Bee Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a diverse class of transcripts that structurally resemble mRNAs but do not encode proteins, and lncRNAs have been proven to play pivotal roles in a wide range of biological processes in animals and plants. However, knowledge of expression patterns and potential roles of honeybee lncRNA response to infection is completely unknown. Here, we performed whole transcriptome strand-specific RNA sequencing of normal midguts of workers (Am7CK, Am10CK) and -inoculated midguts (Am7T, Am10T), followed by comprehensive analyses using bioinformatic and molecular approaches. Read More

BMC Microbiol 2019 08 8;19(1):183. Epub 2019 Aug 8.

Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia.

Background: Enterocytozoon bieneusi is one of the commonest microsporidians contributing to human microsporidiosis, and is frequently found in animals in various countries. However, there is limited epidemiological information on this microorganism in Australia. Here, we undertook the first molecular epidemiological study of E. Read More

Parasitol Res 2019 Sep 18;118(9):2729-2734. Epub 2019 Jul 18.

Key Laboratory of Fujian-Taiwan Animal Pathogen Biology, College of Animal Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China.

Enterocytozoon bieneusi is a zoonotic parasite which is considered to be an opportunistic pathogen of humans and animals. A number of studies have reported E. bieneusi infection in various animals. Read More

Open Forum Infect Dis 2019 Jul 8;6(7):ofz285. Epub 2019 Jul 8.

Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

Microsporidiosis is an emerging opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of fatal disseminated infection in a profoundly immunosuppressed pancreas and kidney transplant recipient. Read More