Cyclospora is a genus of apicomplexan parasites. It includes the species Cyclospora cayetanensis, the causative agent of cyclosporiasis. Members of Cyclospora are characterized as having oocysts with two sporocysts, each containing two sporozoites.
Cyclospora is a genus of apicomplexan parasites. It includes the species Cyclospora cayetanensis, the causative agent of cyclosporiasis. Members of Cyclospora are characterized as having oocysts with two sporocysts, each containing two sporozoites.
==Species== Several Cyclospora species have been described in various mammals including: Cyclospora angimurinensis (from the Hispid pocket mouse) Cyclospora ashtabulensis (from the Hairy-tailed mole) Cyclospora caryolytica (from various insect-eating mammals) Cyclospora cayetanensis (from humans) Cyclospora cercopitheci (from African green monkeys) Cyclospora colobi (from the Colobus monkey) Cyclospora megacephali (from the Eastern mole) Cyclospora papionis (from the Olive baboon) Cyclospora parascalopi (from the Hairy-tailed mole) Cyclospora talpae (from the European mole)
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