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Encephalitozoon
Occasionally infects humans.
Clinical manifestations:
1) hepatitis
2) ocular infections
3) central nervous system disease
4) diarrhea? (Also see microsporidia)
Specific
Encephalitozoon cuniculi
Encephalitozoon hellem
Encephalitozoon intestinalis; Septata intestinalis
General
microsporidia
Properties
KINGDOM: animal
PHYLUM: protozoa
References
Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods,
19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia,
PA. 1996, pg 1281-82