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First detection and genotyping of Encephalitozoon cuniculi in a new host species, gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus).
Parasitology research - 1 Jun 2011
Malcekova Beata, Valencakova Alexandra, Luptakova Lenka, Molnar Ladislav, Ravaszova Petra, Novotny Frantisek
Abstract excerpt
Recently, the pathogenic species of microsporidia of the genus Encephalitozoon have been detected increasingly, also in representatives of the Aves class. Our study presents laboratory proof of Encephalitozoon cuniculi (E. cuniculi) genotype II in a new host, gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus), with suspect microsporidiosis. E. cuniculi is an obligate intracellular microsporidian parasite that infects a wide range of...
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