Sandbox:microsporidia
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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.