Which of the following is true with microsporidia ?
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'b' i.e., It is a protozoa Microsporidia . Microsporidia are oblique intracellular spore forming protozoa. . They are gram positive . They cause disese in humans, especially as oppounistic pathogenes in AIDS. . Currently, eight genera of microsporidia are recognized as a cause of human disease. - Encephalitozoon - Trachitaleistopora - Pleistophora - Brachiola - Nosema - Enterocytozoon - Vittaforma - Microsporidium (has been added in 1 7the of Harrison) . Encephalitozoon intestinals can cause fever, diarrhea, sinusitis, cholangitis, bronchiolitis. . Pleistophora causes myositis. . Encephalitozoon hellen causes superficial kerato conjuctivitis sinusitis, respiratory tract disease and disseminated infection. . Nosema and vittaforma cause stromal keratitis. . Enterocytozoon bieneusi can cause chronic diarrhea and wasting.