A genus of parasitic FUNGI in the family Pleistophoridae that infects humans.
Microsporidiosis
Infections with FUNGI of the phylum MICROSPORIDIA.
Microsporida
An order of parasitic FUNGI found mostly in ARTHROPODS; FISHES; and in some VERTEBRATES including humans. It comprises two suborders: Pansporoblastina and APANSPOROBLASTINA.