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Identification of genotypes of Enterocytozoon bieneusi from stool samples from human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in Thailand.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Aug 2006
Leelayoova Saovanee, Subrungruang Ittisak, Suputtamongkol Yupin, Worapong Jeerapun, Petmitr Porntip Chavalitshewinkoon, Mungthin Mathirut
Abstract excerpt
We identified genotypes of Enterocytozoon bieneusi from 33 stool samples of Thai human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adult patients. Genotype D was identified at the highest frequency (36.4%), while genotype E was the second most common (15.1%). Genotypes O and PigEBITS 7, previously found only in pigs, were observed in Thai HIV-infected patients. Phylogenetic analysis supported a zoonotic nature for E....
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