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Encephalitozoon cuniculi
Microsporidial pathogen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Encephalitozoon cuniculi is a microsporidial parasite of mammals with world-wide distribution. An important cause of neurologic and renal disease in rabbits, E. cuniculi can also cause disease in immunocompromised people.
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Encephalitozoon cuniculi | |
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Scientific classification | |
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Suborder: | Apansporoblastina |
Family: | Unikaryonidae |
Genus: | Encephalitozoon |
Species: | E. cuniculi |
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Encephalitozoon cuniculi C. Levaditi, Nicolau & R. Schoen, 1923[1] | |
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Its current accepted name is Nosema cuniculi.[2]