Vittaforma

Vittaforma
A genus of microsporidia that can infect humans and can cause keratitis in the immunocompetent and disseminated infection in the immunocompromised; formerly Nosema.

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Vit·ta·for·ma (vi″tə-forґmə) a genus of parasitic protozoa (suborder Apansporoblastina, order Microsporida); some species cause microsporidiosis.

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