Members of the genus Isospora have a single host. Merogony and gametogony take place within the host cells, and sporogony occurs outside the body. The oocysts contain two sporocysts, each containing four sporozoites (Mehlhorn, 1988). Many species of Isospora were described from lacertilian hosts (Finkelman and Paperna, 2002; Daszak et al., 2009). Regarding genus Acanthodactylus, Isospora acanth...

Fecal samples from 33 lions (Panthera leo) in Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area in northern Tanzania contained 19 different parasites, 12 of which, including Aelurostrongylus sp., a species of Acanthocephala, a species of Anoplocephalidae, Capillaria sp., Demodex sp., Eimeria sp., Habronema sp., Isospora felis, Isospora rivolta, one species of Isospora that was pre...

Redescriptions are given of the mature oocysts of Isospora ameivae Carini, 1932, from the teiid lizard Ameiva ameiva, and Isospora hemidactyli Carini,1936 from the gecko Hemidactylus mabouia, in north Brazil. The endogenous stages of the two parasites in the small intestine are described. Those of I. ameivae are intracytoplasmic, whereas those of I. hemidactyli are intranuclear.

Isospora belli is an opportunistic protozoon which should be monitored in patients with gastrointestinal complaints such as abdominal pain, nausea and diarrhoea, in both immune-compromised and immune-competent patients. Our case was a 35 year-old male patient who had received a liver transplant because of cirrhosis and hepatic fibrosis. A diarrhoeic stool sample of the patient was sent to the l...

Between September and October 1991 and again during September 1992, skinks (Emoia spp.) were collected from various localities on Fiji and Papua New Guinea (PNG) and examined for coccidians. One of 4 (25%) De Vis' emo skinks (Emoia pallidiceps) from PNG harbored an undescribed species of Isospora in its feces. Oocysts of Isospora grinbikpelapalai n. sp. were ellipsoidal to subspheroidal, 18.1 ×...

An AIDS patient with multiple opportunistic infections (Candida, Pneumocystis carinii and Isospora belli) was identified at the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. The patient presented with profuse diarrhoea associated with lethargy, anorexia and weight loss. Routine stool examination showed Isospora belli oocysts. The infection responded to treatment with trimethroprim-sulfamethoxazole but rel...

Coprological examination of New Caledonian geckoes of the genus Rhacodactylus Fitzinger, 1843 revealed two new species of coccidia. Isospora leachiani sp. n. from R. leachianus (Cuvier, 1829) has oval, colourless oocysts, measuring 21-26 x 16-18.5 microm. Sporocysts are ellipsoidal, 11-12.5 x 6.5-8 microm, with distinct Stieda and substieda bodies. Oocysts of Isospora sykorai sp. n. from R. cil...

Human infection with the coccidia parastite, Isospora belli is relatively uncommon. Human isosporiasis in Iran was first reported by Hadjian in 1961. 5 Yearly, about 200 stool samples have been examined by direct and formol-ether concentration techniques in the Protozoology Unit, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. In addition to the common protozoal and helmint...

Bu çalışma Konya ilinde 2-6 aylık 121 adet yavru sokak köpeğinin gastro-intestinal helmint ve protozoon enfeksiyonlarının yaygınlığını belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. amaçla toplanan gaita örnekleri Fulleborn flotasyon sedimantasyon yöntemleri ile incelenmiştir. Mikroskobik muayenede tespit edilen yumurtası kist, ookist sporokistleri ilgilili teratürler yardımıyla teşhis edilmiştir. Toplamda n...