Disseminated infection caused by novel species of Microsporidium, Thailand.
We describe a case of microsporidial myositis in a healthy man from Thailand. The small subunit rRNA sequence of this microsporidium is novel and has a close phylogenetic relationship with Endoreticulatus, a genus of lepidopteran microsporidia. Myositis could be caused by more genera of microsporidia than previously known.
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. chusana.s@chula.ac.th
Chusana
C
Suankratay
Ekkachai
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Thiansukhon
Voraphoj
V
Nilaratanakul
Chaturong
C
Putaporntip
Somchai
S
Jongwutiwes
D000328:Adult; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000382:microbiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D021861:Microsporidia, Unclassified / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016881:Microsporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D013785:Thailand
D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal