Disseminated Infection Caused by Novel Species of Microsporidium, Thailand

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• microsporidia
• myositis
• Endoreticulatus
• lepidoptera
• parasites
• Thailand