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First report of Enterocytozoon bieneusi from dairy cattle in Argentina.
Veterinary parasitology - 17 Jan 2014
Del Coco Valeria F, Córdoba María Alejandra, Bilbao Gladys, de Almeida Castro Pinto, Basualdo Juan Angel, Santín Mónica
Abstract excerpt
Fecal specimens were obtained from a total of 70 dairy calves less than two months old on 11 municipalities in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After removal of fecal debris by sieving and sucrose flotation, specimens were subjected to PCR to detect the presence of Enterocytozoon bieneusi. PCR revealed a 14.3% of prevalence for E. bieneusi with 10 positive calves from 7 municipalities. Gene sequence analysis conducted in...
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