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Microscopio and PCR-based detection of microsporidia spores in human stool samples

Rev. argent. microbiol; 53 (2), 2021
Abstract Microsporidia are obligate intracellular fungi with a remarkable ability to infect a wide range of invertebrate and vertebrate hosts. Namely, Enterocytozoon bieneusi is the most frequently microsporidia reported worldwide, and mainly associated with chronic diarrea and wasting syndrome in AIDS p...

Occurrence of zoonotic Enterocytozoon bieneusi in cats in Brazil

Abstract Enterocytozoon bieneusi is an opportunistic intestinal pathogen that infects humans and a wide variety of animals worldwide. Our aim in this study was to investigate the occurrence of E. bieneusi in a domestic cat population in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Sixty fecal samples from d...