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Detection and genotype of Encephalitozoon cuniculi DNA from urine and feces of pet rabbits in Japan.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Jan 2013
Kimura Masami, Aoki Mikiko, Ichikawa-Seki Madoka, Matsuo Kayoko, Yagita Kenji, Itagaki Tadashi
Abstract excerpt
A newly developed nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay targeting the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the ribosomal DNA was applied to detect and characterize Encephalitozoon cuniculi DNA from pet rabbits in Japan. The analysis was carried out using 257 urinary samples and 314 fecal samples collected from 307 pet rabbits in the age group of 1 month to 12 years from 30 different prefectures of...
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