NCIt definition : A species of apicomplexan, cyst-forming coccidian protozoa in the family Eimeriidae.
C. cayetanensis appears to be the causative agent of all cases of human cyclosporiasis
and humans are its only known host.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any unicellular, eukaryotic organism that can be assigned to the species Cyclospora
cayetanensis.;