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Molecular characterization of Enterocytozoon bieneusi isolates in laboratory macaques in north China: zoonotic concerns.
Parasitology research - 1 Oct 2017
Yang Hang, Lin Yongchao, Li Yijing, Song Mingxin, Lu Yixin, Li Wei
Abstract excerpt
The significance of wild and zoo nonhuman primates (NHPs) as potential sources of human Enterocytozoon bieneusi infections has been increasingly appreciated, while the role of laboratory NHPs in zoonotic transmission of microsporidiosis remains elusive. In this study, the infection rate, genetic characteristic, and zoonotic potential of E. bieneusi were investigated for 205 laboratory macaques in Beijing, north...
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