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Isospora is a genus of internalparasites in the subclassCoccidia.[1][2]
It is responsible for the conditionisosporiasis, which causes acute, non-bloody diarrhoea in immunocompromised individuals.
At least 248 species were originally described in this genus. For instance, thehouse sparrow has 12 species ofIsospora.[1][2] However, most species are little studied, and some authors doubt whether all should be recognized as distinct species.[3] In 2005, all formerIsospora species that infect mammalian hosts were reclassified as members of the genusCystoisospora, a member of theSarcocystidae family.[4]
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