A species of Encephalitozoon isolated from an AIDS patient: criteria for species differentiation

Folia Parasitol (Praha). 1993;40(4):293-5.

Abstract

A microsporidium isolated in vitro from urine of an AIDS patient was identified as a species of Encephalitozoon. Investigation of the isolate by electron microscopy, amplification of DNA by RAPD PCR, protein analysis by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting and infectivity to athymic mice revealed that it differs from established species of the genus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / parasitology*
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Encephalitozoon / classification*
  • Encephalitozoon / genetics
  • Encephalitozoon / isolation & purification*
  • Encephalitozoon / ultrastructure
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction