Identification and characterization of microsporidia from fecal samples of HIV-positive patients from Lagos, Nigeria.

BACKGROUND: Microsporidia are obligate intracellular parasites that infect a broad range of vertebrates and invertebrates. They have been increasingly recognized as human pathogens in AIDS patients, mainly associated with a life-threatening chronic diarrhea and systemic disease. However, to date the...

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Main Authors: Oladele Teslim Ojuromi, Fernando Izquierdo, Soledad Fenoy, Adetayo Fagbenro-Beyioku, Wellington Oyibo, Alani Akanmu, Nkiruka Odunukwe, Nuno Henriques-Gil, Carmen del Aguila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3322150?pdf=render