A species of Encephalitozoon isolated from an AIDS patient: criteria for species differentiation.
A microsporidium isolated in vitro from urine of an AIDS patient was identified as a species of Encephalitozoon. Investigation of the isolate by electron microscopy, amplification of DNA by RAPD PCR, protein analysis by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting and infectivity to athymic mice revealed that it differs from established species of the genus.
Hollister
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Department of Biology, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, U.K.
Canning
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Colbourn
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000469:parasitology*; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D016819:Encephalitozoon / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction