Comparative evaluation of specific methods for labeling of Encephalitozoon cuniculi in paraffin wax–embedded tissue samples.

The article presents a comparative assessment between immunohistochemistry (IHC) and in situ hybridization (ISH) as dependable detection methods for detection of Encephalitozoon cuniculi of rabbits in Vienna, Austria. Researchers several samples using both methods on the kidneys and brains of infected rabbits. They found that IHC is effective in identifying Encephalitozoon cuniculi compared to ISH.