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Genetic and phenotypic intraspecific variation in the microsporidian Encephalitozoon hellem.
International journal for parasitology - 1 May 1999
Mathis A, Tanner I, Weber R, Deplazes P
Abstract excerpt
Encephalitozoon hellem is a microsporidian species that causes disseminated infections in HIV-positive patients. Identical genotypes of E. hellem, as assessed by the sequence of the rDNA internal transcribed spacer, have been identified in isolates from humans and from a psittacine bird. However, by analysing the rDNA ITS of four E. hellem isolates from Switzerland (three) and Tanzania (one), two new genotypes...
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