| H01336 | |
| H number | H01336 |
| Name | Encephalitozoon infection |
| Description | The genus Encephalitozoon are spore-forming obligate intracellular microsporidian parasites that infect a wide range of organisms, including protists, invertebrates, humans, and many other vertebrates and known as opportunistic pathogen associated with immunocompromised individuals. Major symptoms include a life-threatening chronic diarrhea and systemic disease. The transmission routes may involve person-to-person as well as waterborne or foodborne, especially in developing countries with poor sanitation. E. intestinalis is recognized as one of the most frequently identified microsporidia in humans. |
| Category | Fungal infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Encephalitozoon cuniculi [GN:ecu] Encephalitozoon intestinalis [GN:ein] |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | - |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1F58 ICD-10: B60.8 MeSH: D016890 |
| Reference | PMID:11719806 AUTHORS Katinka MD, Duprat S, Cornillot E, Metenier G, Thomarat F, Prensier G, Barbe V, Peyretaillade E, Brottier P, Wincker P, Delbac F, El Alaoui H, Peyret P, Saurin W, Gouy M, Weissenbach J, Vivares CP. TITLE Genome sequence and gene compaction of the eukaryote parasite Encephalitozoon cuniculi. JOURNAL Nature 414:450-3 (2001) DOI:10.1038/35106579 PMID:22496910 AUTHORS Ojuromi OT, Izquierdo F, Fenoy S, Fagbenro-Beyioku A, Oyibo W, Akanmu A, Odunukwe N, Henriques-Gil N, del Aguila C TITLE Identification and characterization of microsporidia from fecal samples of HIV-positive patients from Lagos, Nigeria. JOURNAL PLoS One 7:e35239 (2012) DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0035239 PMID:22824062 AUTHORS Velasquez JN, Chertcoff AV, Etchart C, di Risio C, Sodre FC, Cucher MA, Carnevale S TITLE First case report of infection caused by Encephalitozoon intestinalis in a domestic cat and a patient with AIDS. JOURNAL Vet Parasitol 190:583-6 (2012) DOI:10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.06.034 PMID:20865802 AUTHORS Corradi N, Pombert JF, Farinelli L, Didier ES, Keeling PJ TITLE The complete sequence of the smallest known nuclear genome from the microsporidian Encephalitozoon intestinalis. JOURNAL Nat Commun 1:77 (2010) DOI:10.1038/ncomms1082 |