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Kaya Ghosh¹, Louis M Weiss

¹Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases

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Microsporidia are fungal-related parasites infecting animals and humans, often causing gastrointestinal issues. Recent advancements focus on molecular diagnostic tests for accurate identification of these difficult-to-diagnose pathogens.

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Area of Science:

Microbiology
Parasitology
Mycology

Background:

Microsporidia are ubiquitous, obligate intracellular eukaryotic parasites related to Fungi.
They infect diverse animal hosts, commonly as gastrointestinal pathogens, with spores found in environmental sources.
Human infections are primarily caused by Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon species.

Purpose of the Study:

To review molecular diagnostic tests for human-infecting microsporidia.
To highlight progress in identifying these challenging pathogens.

Main Methods:

Review of published literature on molecular diagnostic methods for microsporidia.
Focus on tests for Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon species.

Main Results:

Significant progress in developing molecular diagnostic reagents over the last decade.
Various molecular tests have been described for microsporidia identification.

Conclusions:

Molecular diagnostics offer improved identification of microsporidia in humans.
Continued development is crucial for managing these opportunistic infections.