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Enterocytozoon bieneusi Genotypes in Grazing Horses in China and their Zoonotic Transmission Potential.
The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology - 1 Sept 2016
Qi Meng, Wang Rongjun, Wang Haiyan, Jian Fuchun, Li Junqiang, Zhao Jinfeng, Dong Haiju, Zhu Huili, Ning Changshen, Zhang Longxian
Abstract excerpt
In present study, 262 fecal specimens were collected from 12 groups of grazing horses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. The specimens were subjected to PCR and sequencing analyses of the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS). The overall prevalence of E. bieneusi in horses was 30.9% (81/262). No significant differences in prevalence were observed between horses of different ages or sexes....
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