| Cystoisospora belli | |
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| stained oocyst of Cystoisospora belli | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
| Family: | Sarcocystidae |
| Genus: | Cystoisospora |
| Species: | C. belli
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| Binomial name | |
| Cystoisospora belli (Wenyon, 1923)
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| Synonyms | |
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Isospora belli | |
Cystoisospora belli, previously known as Isospora belli, is a parasite that causes an intestinal disease known as cystoisosporiasis.[1] This protozoan parasite is opportunistic in immune suppressed human hosts.[2] It primarily exists in the epithelial cells of the small intestine, and develops in the cell cytoplasm.[2] The distribution of this coccidian parasite is cosmopolitan, but is mainly found in tropical and subtropical areas of the world such as the Caribbean, Central and S. America, India, Africa, and S.E. Asia. In the U.S., it is usually associated with HIV infection and institutional living.[3]
- ^ Centers For Disease Control: https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/cystoisospora/index.html[full citation needed]
- ^ a b Gutierrez, Yezid (1990). Diagnostic pathology of parasitic infections with clinical correlations. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger. pp. 97–103. ISBN 978-0812112375.
- ^ Auwaerter, Paul. "Cystoisospora belli". Johns Hopkins Guides. Johns Hopkins Medicine. Retrieved 20 April 2015.