Article
Genetic diversity in Enterocytozoon bieneusi isolates from dogs and cats in China: host specificity and public health implications.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Sept 2014
Karim Md Robiul, Dong Haiju, Yu Fuchang, Jian Fuchun, Zhang Longxian, Wang Rongjun, Zhang Sumei, Rume Farzana Islam, Ning Changshen, Xiao Lihua
Abstract excerpt
To explore the genetic diversity, host specificity, and zoonotic potential of Enterocytozoon bieneusi, feces from 348 stray and pet dogs and 96 pet cats from different locations in China were examined by internal transcribed spacer (ITS)-based PCR. E. bieneusi was detected in 15.5% of the dogs, including 20.5% of stray dogs and 11.7% of pet dogs, and in 11.5% of the pet cats. Higher infection rates were recorded...
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