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Occurrence of human-pathogenic Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium genotypes in laboratory macaques in Guangxi, China.
Parasitology international - 1 Feb 2014
Ye Jianbin, Xiao Lihua, Li Jian, Huang Weiyi, Amer Said E, Guo Yaqiong, Roellig Dawn, Feng Yaoyu
Abstract excerpt
Captive nonhuman primates have been identified as common hosts of Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium hominis, and Cyclospora spp., thus are potential reservoirs of some enteric parasites in humans. However, few studies have examined the source and human-infective potential of enteric parasites in laboratory nonhuman primates. In the present work, 205 fecal specimens were collected from...
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