Enterocytozoon bieneusi, a human pathogen
Although brought to the forefront in the 1980s with the AIDS pandemic, microsporidia infecting humans are still little known. Enterocytozoon bieneusi, by far the most frequent microsporidia species causing diseases in humans, is responsible for intestinal illness in both non- and immunocompromised p...
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| author | Céline Nourrisson Rose-Anne Lavergne Maxime Moniot Florent Morio Philippe Poirier |
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| description | Although brought to the forefront in the 1980s with the AIDS pandemic, microsporidia infecting humans are still little known. Enterocytozoon bieneusi, by far the most frequent microsporidia species causing diseases in humans, is responsible for intestinal illness in both non- and immunocompromised patients. This species presents an astonishing genetic diversity with more than 500 genotypes described, some of which have a strong zoonotic potential. Indeed, E. bieneusi infects a broad array of hosts, from wild to domestic animals. This emerging eukaryotic pathogen has thus been associated with foodborne/waterborne outbreaks. Several molecular assays have been developed to enhance its diagnosis or for epidemiological purposes, providing valuable new data. Here, we propose an overview of the current knowledge on this major species among the microsporidia, so far rather neglected in human medicine. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fdcb30b8ed7d4ae6b56bca1b522ab1962025-08-20T01:55:19ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEmerging Microbes and Infections2222-17512024-12-0113110.1080/22221751.2024.2406276Enterocytozoon bieneusi, a human pathogenCéline Nourrisson0Rose-Anne Lavergne1Maxime Moniot2Florent Morio3Philippe Poirier4Parasitology & Mycology unit, 3IHP, University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, FranceNantes Université, CHU Nantes, Cibles et Médicaments des Infections et de l'Immunité, Nantes, FranceParasitology & Mycology unit, 3IHP, University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, FranceNantes Université, CHU Nantes, Cibles et Médicaments des Infections et de l'Immunité, Nantes, FranceParasitology & Mycology unit, 3IHP, University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, FranceAlthough brought to the forefront in the 1980s with the AIDS pandemic, microsporidia infecting humans are still little known. Enterocytozoon bieneusi, by far the most frequent microsporidia species causing diseases in humans, is responsible for intestinal illness in both non- and immunocompromised patients. This species presents an astonishing genetic diversity with more than 500 genotypes described, some of which have a strong zoonotic potential. Indeed, E. bieneusi infects a broad array of hosts, from wild to domestic animals. This emerging eukaryotic pathogen has thus been associated with foodborne/waterborne outbreaks. Several molecular assays have been developed to enhance its diagnosis or for epidemiological purposes, providing valuable new data. Here, we propose an overview of the current knowledge on this major species among the microsporidia, so far rather neglected in human medicine.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2024.2406276Enterocytozoon bieneusimicrosporidiaopportunistic infectious diseasesintestinal pathogenfoodborne pathogenwaterborne pathogen |
| spellingShingle | Céline Nourrisson Rose-Anne Lavergne Maxime Moniot Florent Morio Philippe Poirier Enterocytozoon bieneusi, a human pathogen Emerging Microbes and Infections Enterocytozoon bieneusi microsporidia opportunistic infectious diseases intestinal pathogen foodborne pathogen waterborne pathogen |
| title | Enterocytozoon bieneusi, a human pathogen |
| title_full | Enterocytozoon bieneusi, a human pathogen |
| title_fullStr | Enterocytozoon bieneusi, a human pathogen |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enterocytozoon bieneusi, a human pathogen |
| title_short | Enterocytozoon bieneusi, a human pathogen |
| title_sort | enterocytozoon bieneusi a human pathogen |
| topic | Enterocytozoon bieneusi microsporidia opportunistic infectious diseases intestinal pathogen foodborne pathogen waterborne pathogen |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2024.2406276 |
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