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A single genotype of Encephalitozoon intestinalis infects free-ranging gorillas and people sharing their habitats in Uganda.
Parasitology research - 1 Oct 2002
Graczyk Thaddeus K, Bosco-Nizeyi John, da Silva Alexandre J, Moura Iaci N S, Pieniazek Norman J, Cranfield Michael R, Lindquist H D Alan
Abstract excerpt
Microsporidian spores have been detected by Chromotrope 2R and calcofluor stains in fecal samples of three free-ranging human-habituated mountain gorillas in Uganda and in two people who share gorilla habitats. All spore isolates have been identified by PCR with species-specific primers and fluor...
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