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Multilocus genotyping of Enterocytozoon bieneusi derived from nonhuman primates in southwest China.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Zhong Zhijun, Li Wei, Deng Lei, Song Yuan, Wu Kongju, Tian Yinan, Huang Xiangming, Hu Yanchun, Fu Hualin, Geng Yi, Ren Zhihua, Peng Guangneng
Abstract excerpt
Enterocytozoon bieneusi has been increasingly reported in non-human primates (NHPs) in recent years, and this has garnered attention. However, reports of E. bieneusi infections in NHPs are limited worldwide. To appreciate the genetic diversity and assess the zoonotic potential during the transmission of human microsporidiosis, we examined a total of 369 fecal samples from NHPs and performed PCR amplification of...
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