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Table 2 Results of three staining techniques and IFAT for identification of microsporidian spores in fecal specimens from AIDS patients

From: Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against Encephalitozoon intestinalis and Encephalitozoon sp. spores and their developmental stages

Fecal positive samples (n = 26)

Staining methods

IFAT

Species n (%)

Spore quantity

CF

MT

GC

MAb

4C4

2C2

2E5

2H2

E. intestinalis 18 (70%)

VN: 6

6a

6

6

6

6

6

6

N: 1

1a

1

1

1

1

1

1

F: 11

11a

11

11

11

11

11

11

E. bieneusi 8 (30%)

F: 8

8a

8

8

  1. aFewer spores per field
  2. Abbreviations: VN very numerous, N numerous, F few, CF Calcofluor, MT Modified Trichrome, GC Gram-chromotrope