Parasitism, aptly defined as one of the 'living-together'strategies (Trager, 1986), presents a
dynamic system in which the parasite and its host are under evolutionary pressure to evolve …

This chapter reviews the morphological features and development of the more typical
microsporidian life cycles. It refers the microsporidia as protists. The general life cycle …

Enterocytozoon bieneusi, a fungus-like protist parasite, causes symptomatic and
asymptomatic intestinal infections in terrestrial animals and is also abundant in the …

Enterocytozoon bieneusi features high genetic diversity among host species and
environmental sources and over 500 genotypes in 11 phylogenetic groups have been …

Microsporidia are spore-forming intracellular parasites that infrequently cause disease in
immunocompetent persons. This study describes the first report of a foodborne …

Micromammals have historically been recognized as highly contentious species in terms of
the maintenance and transmission of zoonotic pathogens to humans. Limited information is …

Within the microsporidian genus Encephalitozoon, three species, Encephalitozoon cuniculi,
Encephalitozoon hellem and Encephalitozoon intestinalis have been described. Several …

Enterocytozoon (E.) bieneusi and Cryptosporidium spp. are the most important zoonotic
enteric pathogens associated with diarrheal diseases in animals and humans. However, it is …

Background Rodents, globally overpopulated, are an important source for zoonotic disease
transmission to humans, including Enterocytozoon bieneusi (one of the most prevalent …

Early knowledge of human microsporidiosis and its epidemiology is limited because of
difficulties identifying the microscopic spores as microsporidia, tiny even at the highest …