Species Enterocytozoon bieneusi Desportes, Le Chapentier, Galian, Bernard, Cochand-Priollet, Lavergne, Ravisse & Modigliani, 1985

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• Enterocytozoon bieneusi Desportes, I., Le Charpentier, Y., Galian, A., Bernard, F., Cochand-Priollet, B., Lavergne, A., Ravisse, P., & Modigliani R. 1985. Occurrence of a new microsporidan: Enterocytozoon bieneusi n. g., n. sp. in the enterocytes of a human patient with AIDS. Journal of Protozoology 32(2): 250-254.

Introduction

Based on ribosomal DNA sequence data, the Microsporidia are recognised as Fungi and not Protists. At present Australian Biological Resource Study has retained the Microsporidia as a phylum in the Protists for historical comparative purposes.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 [HOMINIDAE] Human (faeces, intestines)).

Associated Fauna References

Field, A.S. 2002. Light microscopic and electron microscopic diagnosis of gastrointestinal opportunistic infections in HIV-positive patients. Pathology 34: 21-35 (Homo sapiens)

Field, A.S., Hing, M.C., Milliken, S.T. & Marriott, D.J. 1993. Microsporidia in the small intestine of HIV-infected patients. A new diagnostic technique and a new species. Medical Journal of Australia 158: 390-394 (Homo sapiens)

Field, A.S., Marriott, D.J. & Hing, M.C. 1993. The Warthin-Starry stain in the diagnosis of small intestinal microsporidiosis in HIV-infected patients. Folia Parasitologica. Prague 40: 261-266 (Homo sapiens)

Lumb, R., Swift, J., James, C., Papanaoum, K. & Mukherjee, T. 1993. Identification of the microsporidian parasite, Enterocytozoon bieneusi in faecal samples and intestinal biopsies from an AIDS patient. International Journal for Parasitology 23: 793-801 (Homo sapiens)

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