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Microsporidium

Araniy Fadhilah  1 , Aishah Gabbar  2 , Abdullah A. Bokhari  3
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Microsporidium

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Microsporidia are an unusually large group of unique, eukaryotic, obligate, intracellular parasites that biologists have studied for more than 150 years. Microsporidia are well-adapted pathogens and important agricultural parasites that infect honeybees, silkworms, and other insects. The organism is also a parasite for fish, rodents, rabbits, primates, and humans. This article reviews Microsporidia with emphases on the latest biological discoveries.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Araniy Fadhilah declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Aishah Gabbar declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Abdullah Bokhari declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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