Encephalitozoon intestinalis
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| Encephalitozoon intestinalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Microsporidia |
| Family: | Unikaryonidae |
| Genus: | Encephalitozoon |
| Species: | E. intestinalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Encephalitozoon intestinalis (A.Cali, D.P.Kotler & J.M.Orenstein) anon. | |
Encephalitozoon intestinalis is a parasite.[1] It can cause microsporidiosis.[2]
It is notable as having one of the smallest genome among known eukaryotic organisms, containing only 2.25 million base pairs.[3] Its genome was completely sequenced in 2010.[4]
References
- ↑ Dowd SE, Gerba CP, Pepper IL (1998). "Confirmation of the Human-Pathogenic Microsporidia Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Encephalitozoon intestinalis, and Vittaforma corneae in Water". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 64 (9): 3332–5. PMC 106729. PMID 9726879.
- ↑ Lanternier F, Boutboul D, Menotti J, et al. (2009). "Microsporidiosis in solid organ transplant recipients: two Enterocytozoon bieneusi cases and review". Transpl Infect Dis 11 (1): 83–8. doi:10.1111/j.1399-3062.2008.00347.x. PMID 18803616.
- ↑ http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/10/scienceshot-biggest-genome-ever.html
- ↑ Corradi N, Pombert JF, Farinelli L, Didier ES, Keeling PJ (2010). "The complete sequence of the smallest known nuclear genome from the microsporidian Encephalitozoon intestinalis". Nature Communications 1 (6). doi:10.1038/ncomms1082. PMID 20865802.
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