Chen Liu, Qin Chen, Ping Fu, Yun-Ying Shi,
We report a case of Anncaliia algerae microsporidia infection in an immunosuppressed kidney transplant recipient in China. Light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy initially failed to identify A. algerae, which eventually was detected by metagenomic next-generation sequencing. Our case highlights the supporting role of metagenomic sequencing in early identification of ... Read more >>
Emerg Infect Dis (Emerging infectious diseases)
[2022, 28(7):1466-1470]
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Awoke Minwuyelet, Yibeltal Aschale, Getnet Atnafu,
<h4>Background: </h4> Microsporidia are a diverse group of obligate intracellular, spore forming parasites that infect all phyla of invertebrates. Microsporidia are known to infect a wide variety of animals including mosquitoes. A few studies showed that microsporidia infection of mosquitoes is associated with larval mortality or reduced adult fecundity and ... Read more >>
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