What is "bertiella"

Bertiella is a genus of fungi in the family Teichosporaceae.

Bertiella is a genus of cestode tapeworm parasites that primarily infects nonhuman primates, rodents and Australian marsupials. Infections by Bertiella are known as bertielliasis. Occasionally, human infections have been documented by one of two species: Bertiella studeri, or Bertiella mucronata. Bertiella transmission is through oribatid mites that are present in the soil of problem areas, and can be easily prevented by avoiding contact with nonhuman primates, rodents and soil in these areas.

Of 29 different Bertiella species, only two can infect humans: Bertiella studeri (majority of human cases), and Bertiella mucronata.

Bertiella may refer to:

• Bertiella (fungus), a genus of fungi in the family Teichosporaceae
• Bertiella (tapeworm), a genus of tapeworms in the family Anoplocephalidae