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Prevalence of <i>Enterocytozoon bieneusi</i> in Swine: an 18-Month Survey at a Slaughterhouse in Massachusetts
1 May 2002
Abstract excerpt
Slaughterhouse pig samples were analyzed by PCR for Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection. Thirty-two percent were found to be positive, with rates being higher over the summer months. Three isolates from pigs were identical in their ribosomal internal transcribed spacer sequence to human E. bieneusi type D, two were identical to type F (from a pig), and nine were previously unreported. The viability of these spores...
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