Which of the following is true with microsporidia -a) It is fungusb) It is a protozoac) It is a bacteriad) It is associated with diarrhoea in HIV: (A) c, (B) d, (C) ab, (D) bd
Answer is D. Microsporidium is a recently classfied under Fungi.
It mostly causes infection in severely immunocompromised patients with AIDS (diarrhea).
Microsporidium is characterized by a unicellular spore containing a coiled spring-like tubular polar filament through which the sporoplasm is forcibly discharged into a host cell.