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Cyclospora
Sign in to saveCyclospora 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
Genus
- PhylumRhodophyta
- ClassFlorideophyceae
- OrderCeramiales
- FamilyCeramiaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 9
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Eimeriidae
- Collections
- USNM, NY, USF
- Recorded in
- United States, Hungary, Israel
Research
944 papers- Cyclospora.Infectious disease clinics of North America · 1998
- Cyclospora cayetanensis.Advances in parasitology · 1998
- Cyclospora cayetanensis.Trends in parasitology · 2022
- Cyclospora cayetanensis and Cyclosporiasis: An Update.Microorganisms · 2019
- Cyclospora cayetanensis infection in humans: biological characteristics, clinical features, epidemiology, detection method and treatment.Parasitology · 2020
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Species
- Taxonomy and evolution
- History
- References
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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