Encephalitozoon hellem in two eclectus parrots (Eclectus roratus): Identification from archival tissues

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 651-655

  Pulparampil, Nicole ^a   Graham, David ^a   Phalen, David ^a   Snowden, Karen ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian diseases; Encephalitozoonosis; Microsporidiosis; Psittacine birds; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IDENTIFICATION; PATHOGENESIS; RIBOSOMAL RNA;

AGAPORNIS FISCHERI; AGAPORNIS PERSONATA; AGAPORNIS ROSEICOLLIS; AMAZONA OCHROCEPHALA; ECLECTUS RORATUS; ENCEPHALITOZOON HELLEM; MELOPSITTACUS UNDULATUS;

EID: 0032215221     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1998.tb04562.x     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Black, S. S., Steinohrt, L. A., Bertucci, D. C., Rogers, L. B. & Didier, E. S. 1997. Encephalitozoon hellem in budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus). Vet. Path., 34:189-198.
2. Branstetter, D. G. & Knipe, S. M. 1982. Microsporidan infection in the lovebird Agapornis roseicollis. Micron., 13:61-62.
3. Cali A. 1994. Human Microsporidiosis: Past and present. An Overview of the Cleveland Workshop. J. Euk. Microbiol., 41:69S.
4. Canning, E. U. & Lom, J. 1986. The Microsporidia of Vertebrates. Academic Press, New York.
5. Didier, E. S., Didier, P. J., Friedberg, D. N., Stenson, S. M., Orenstein, J. M., Yee, R. W., Tio, F. O., Davis, R. M., Vossbrinck, C., Millichamp, N. & Shadduck, J. A. 1991. Isolation and characterization of a new human microsporidian, Encephalitozoon hellem (n. sp.), from three AIDS patients with keratoconjunctivitis. J. Inf. Dis., 163:617-621.
6. Fedorko, D. P. & Hijazi, Y. M. 1996. Application of molecular techniques to the diagnosis of microsporidial infection. Emerg. Inf. Dis., 2:183-191.
7. Greer, C. E., Wheeler, C. M. & Manos, M. M. 1995. PCR amplification from paraffin-embedded tissues: Sample preparation and the effects of fixation. In: Dieffenbach, C. W. & Dveksler, G. S. (ed.), PCR Primer: A Laboratory Manual. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Plainview, NY. Pp. 99-112.
8. Kemp, R. L. & Kluge, J. P. 1975. Encephalitozoon sp. in the blue-masked lovebird, Agapornis personata (Reichenow): First confirmed report of microsporidian infection in birds. J. Protoozool., 22:489-491.
9. Latimer, K. S., Niagro, F. D. & Campagnoli, R. 1993. Diagnosis of concurrent avian polyoma virus and Psittacine Beak and Feather Virus infections using DNA probes. J. Assoc. Avian Vet., 7:141-146.
10. Latimer, K. S., Rakich, P. M., Niagro, F. D., Branson, W. R., Steffens, W. L., Campagnoli, R. P., Pesti, D. A. & Lukert, P. D. 1991. An updated review of Psittacine Beak and Feather disease. J. Assoc. Avian Vet., 5:211-220.
11. Loda, M. 1994. Polymerase Chain Reaction-based methods for the detection of mutations in oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. Human Pathol., 25:564-571.
12. Lowenstine, L. J. & Petrak, M. L. 1980. Microsporidiosis in two peach-faced lovebirds. In: Montali, R. J. & Migaki, G. (ed.), Comparative Pathology of Zoo Animals, Proceedings of Symposium of National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institute. Smithsonian Institute Press. Washington, D.C. Pp. 365-368.
13. Mohn, S. F. 1982. Experimental encephalitozoonosis in the blue fox. Acta. Vet. Scand., 23:503-514.
14. Molina, J., Oksenhender, E., Beauvais, B., Sarfati, C., Jaccard, A., Derouin, F. & Modai, J. 1995. Disseminated microsporidiosis due to Septata intestinalis in patients with AIDS: Clinical features and response to Albendazole therapy. J. Inf. Dis., 171:245-249.
15. Nordstoga, K. & Westbye, K. 1976. Polyarteritis nodosa associated with nosematosis in blue foxes. Acta Path. Micro., 84:291-296.
16. Norton, J. H. & Prior, H. C. 1994. Microsporidiosis in a peach-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis). Aust. Vet. J., 71:23-24.
17. Novilla, M. N. & Kwapien, R. P. 1978. Microsporidian infection in the pied peach-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis). Avian Dis., 22: 198-204.
18. Perrin, T. L. 1943. Spontaneous and experimental Encephalitozoon infection in laboratory animals. Arch. Path., 36:559-567.
19. Poonacha, K. B., William, P. D. & Stamper, R. D. 1985. Encephalitozoonosis in a parrot. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc., 186:700-702.
20. Powell, S., Tang, K., Chandler, F., Parks, D. & Hood, C. 1989. Microsporidiosis in a lovebird. J. Vet. Diag. Invest., 1:69-71.
21. Randall, C. J., Lees, S., Higgins, R. J. & Harcourt-Brown, N. H. 1986. Microsporidian infection in lovebirds (Agapornis spp.). Avian Path., 15:223-231.
22. Rastrelli, P. D., Didier, E. & Yee, R. W. 1994. Microsporidial keratitis. Ophth. Clin. N. Am., 7:617-633.
23. Shadduck, J. A. 1989. Human microsporidiosis in AIDS. Rev. Inf. Dis., 11:203-207.
24. Shadduck, J. A., Bendele, R. & Robinson, G. T. 1978. Isolation of the causative organism of canine encephalitozoonosis. Vet. Path., 15: 449-460.
25. Shadduck, J. A., Didier, E. S. & Varner, P. W. 1994. Encephalitozoon cuniculi. In: Waggie, K., Kagiyama, N., Allen, A. M. & Nomura, T. (ed.), Manual of Microbiological Monitoring of Laboratory Animals, 2nd ed., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Pp. 177-181.
26. Shadduck, J. A. & Greely, E. 1989. Microsporidia and human infections. Clin. Microbiol. Rev., 2:158-165.
27. Shadduck, J. A., Meccoli, R. A., Davis, R. & Font, R. L. 1990. Isolation of a microsporidian from a human patient. J. Inf. Dis., 162: 773-776.
28. Shadduck, J. A. & Pakes, S. P. 1971. Spontaneous diseases of laboratory animals which interfere with biomedical research: Encephalitozoonosis and toxoplasmosis. Am. J. Pathol., 64:657-674.
29. Testoni, F. J. 1974. Enzootic renal nosematosis in laboratory rabbits. Aust. Vet. J., 50:159-163.
30. Weber, R., Bryan, R. T., Schwartz, D. A. & Owen, R. L. 1994. Human microsporidial infections. Clin. Micrbiol. Rev., 7:426-461.