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==Microsporidiosis microbiology==
==Microsporidiosis microbiology==
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|'''Microsporidian species'''
|'''Clinical manifestation'''
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|Anncaliia algerae
|Keratoconjunctivitis, skin and deep muscle infection
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|Enterocytozoon bieneusi*
|Diarrhea, acalculous cholecystitis
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|Encephalitozoon cuniculi and Encephalitozoon hellem
|Keratoconjunctivitis, infection of respiratory and genitourinary tract, disseminated infection
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|Encephalitozoon intestinalis (syn. Septata intestinalis)
|Infection of the GI tract causing diarrhea, and dissemination to ocular, genitourinary and respiratory tracts
|-
|Microsporidium (M. ceylonensis and M. africanum)
|Infection of the cornea
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|Nosema sp. (N. ocularum), Anncaliia connori
|Ocular infection
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|Pleistophora sp.
|Muscular infection
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|Trachipleistophora anthropophthera
|Disseminated infection
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|Trachipleistophora hominis
|Muscular infection, stromal keratitis, (probably disseminated infection)
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|Tubulinosema acridophagus
|Disseminated infection
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|Vittaforma corneae (syn. Nosema corneum)
|Ocular infection, urinary tract infection
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Two reports of E. bieneusi in respiratory samples have also been published, one in 1992 and the other in 1997.

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Microsporidiosis microbiology

Microsporidian species Clinical manifestation
Anncaliia algerae Keratoconjunctivitis, skin and deep muscle infection
Enterocytozoon bieneusi* Diarrhea, acalculous cholecystitis
Encephalitozoon cuniculi and Encephalitozoon hellem Keratoconjunctivitis, infection of respiratory and genitourinary tract, disseminated infection
Encephalitozoon intestinalis (syn. Septata intestinalis) Infection of the GI tract causing diarrhea, and dissemination to ocular, genitourinary and respiratory tracts
Microsporidium (M. ceylonensis and M. africanum) Infection of the cornea
Nosema sp. (N. ocularum), Anncaliia connori Ocular infection
Pleistophora sp. Muscular infection
Trachipleistophora anthropophthera Disseminated infection
Trachipleistophora hominis Muscular infection, stromal keratitis, (probably disseminated infection)
Tubulinosema acridophagus Disseminated infection
Vittaforma corneae (syn. Nosema corneum) Ocular infection, urinary tract infection

*Two reports of E. bieneusi in respiratory samples have also been published, one in 1992 and the other in 1997.