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Molecular characterization of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in cattle indicates that only some isolates have zoonotic potential.
Parasitology research - 1 Mar 2004
Sulaiman Irshad M, Fayer Ron, Yang Chunfu, Santin Monica, Matos Olga, Xiao Lihua
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In this study, 338 fecal samples were analyzed for Enterocytozoon bieneusi from cattle farms in Florida, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Portugal. The internal transcribed spacer region (392 bp) of the rRNA gene of E. bieneusi was amplified using a nested PCR protocol. Thirty-two E. bieneusi-PCR positive samples were sequenced. A high degree of genetic polymorphism,...
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