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High Prevalence and Widespread Distribution of Zoonotic Enterocytozoon bieneusi Genotypes in Swine in Northeast China: Implications for Public Health.
The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Wan Qiang, Lin Yongchao, Mao Yixian, Yang Yuqi, Li Qiao, Zhang Siwen, Jiang Yanxue, Tao Wei, Li Wei
Abstract excerpt
This study analyzed 563 fecal specimens of asymptomatic pigs from five cities of northeast China for the prevalence and genetic characteristics of Enterocytozoon bieneusi. The parasite was detected in 267 of 563 (47.4%) pigs by nested PCR of the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS). The differences in prevalence between preweaned (58.0%, 94/162) and growing pigs (39.6%, 114/288) and between weaned (52.2%,...
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