TABLE 3.
Animal hosts of human microsporidia
| Species | Nonhuman host | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|
| E. bieneusi | Pigs, dogs, macaque monkeys | 234 |
| E. intestinalis | Dogs, donkeys, pigs, cows, goats | 32a |
| E. hellem | Birds (parrots) | 28 |
| E. cuniculi | Several mammals | 50, 97, 98, 111, 118, 181, 236a, 365 |
| Strain I | Rabbits, mice | |
| Strain II | Mice, blue foxes | |
| Strain III | Domestic dogs, rodents, goats, sheep, swine, horses, foxes, cats | |
| N. connori | None known | |
| N. ocularum | None known | |
| Nosema-like sp. | None known | |
| V. corneae | None known | |
| Pleistophora spp. | Fish | 50 |
| T. hominis | None known | |
| T. antropophtera | None known | |
| M. africanum | None known | |
| M. ceylonensis | None known |