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Zoonotic Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotypes found in brazilian sheep.
Research in veterinary science - 1 Aug 2016
Fiuza Vagner Ricardo da Silva, Lopes Carlos Wilson Gomes, Cosendey Rachel Ingrid Juliboni, de Oliveira Francisco Carlos Rodrigues, Fayer Ronald, Santín Monica
Abstract excerpt
The presence of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in sheep has been reported in only three countries worldwide. The present study has found E. bieneusi in Brazilian sheep for the first time; in 24/125 (19.2%) fecal samples by PCR and on 8/10 (80%) farms from three diverse locations. A significantly greater number of lambs (34.1%) were found infected than older sheep (11.1%) (P=0.0036); most of the lambs were less than...
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