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Characterization of genotypes of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in immunosuppressed and immunocompetent patient groups.
The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
ten Hove Robert J, Van Lieshout Lisette, Beadsworth Mike B J, Perez M Arantza, Spee Klaartje, Claas Eric C J, Verweij Jaco J
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A retrospective phylogenetic analysis was performed on isolates of Enterocytozoon bieneusi to characterize the genotypes in different patient cohorts. Fifty-seven isolates, collected from patients living in Malawi and the Netherlands, were classified by age and immune status of the hosts. Sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region identified 16 genotypes; nine have not previously been...
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