Kingdom Fungi. yeast. aseptate. Nutrition a. saprobe b. eat the living parasite predator c. mutualist. Nutrition a. saprobe b. eat the living parasite predator c. mutualist. Life Cycle Haploid dominant Fig. 10-19b. Spores. Haploid dominant with dikaryotic stage. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Encephalitozoon hellem and Encephalitozoon cuniculiVittaforma corneae (syn. Nosema corneum), Nosema spp. (N. connori and N. ocularum)Trachipleistophora hominis and Pleistophora sp.Microsporidium (M. ceylonensis and M. africanum)
Clinical manifestationDiarrhea, acalculous cholecystitisInfection of the GI tract causing diarrhea, and dissemination to ocular, genitourinary and respiratory tractsKeratoconjunctivitis, infection of respiratory and genitourinary tract, disseminated infection
Ocular & GI infections Muscular infectionInfection of the cornea