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Microsporidia detection and genotyping study of human pathogenic E. bieneusi in animals from Spain.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Galván-Díaz Ana Luz, Magnet Angela, Fenoy Soledad, Henriques-Gil Nuno, Haro María, Gordo Francisco Ponce, Millán Javier, Miró Guadalupe, del Águila Carmen, Izquierdo Fernando
Abstract excerpt
Microsporidia are ubiquitous parasites infecting all animal phyla and we present evidence that supports their zoonotic potential. Fecal samples taken from domestic (cats and dogs), farm (pigs, rabbits and ostriches) and wild animals (foxes) from different provinces of Spain were evaluated for microsporidia infection by light microscopy and PCR. After Microsporidia species identification, E. bieneusi genotypes...
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