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Detection of new Enterocytozoon genotypes in faecal samples of farm dogs and a cat.
Parasite (Paris, France) - 1 Jun 1999
Mathis A, Breitenmoser A C, Deplazes P
Abstract excerpt
The microsporidian species Enterocytozoon bieneusi had emerged as opportunistic pathogen in AIDS patients causing chronic diarrhoea and was found with high prevalences in faeces of asymptomatic pigs. Analysis of the ribosomal RNA gene internal transcribed spacer (rDNA ITS) had revealed that nine distinct but closely related genotypes occur in humans and in swine. Using primers that were designed to be specific...
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