Hepatic microsporidiosis was observed in four species of carangid fishes from the Senegalese coast. Being unable to positively identify the parasitic species, we provisionally placed them in the collective group Microsporidium Balbiani, 1984. The Microsporidium found in Caranx crysos and Caranx senegallus was labeled sp1, that found in Selene dorsalis was called sp2, and that found in Trachurus...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present work was to investigate the prevalence and species of intestinal microsporidiosis among animals in Giza, Egypt. METHODS A total of 869 animal fecal samples were collected from domesticated animals (dogs, cats, rabbits, cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats, donkeys and pigs) living in Giza, Egypt. Spores of microsporidia were concentrated from collected samples by ...