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Human-Pathogenic Enterocytozoon bieneusi in Captive Giant Pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in China.
Scientific reports - 26 Apr 2018
Li Wei, Zhong Zhijun, Song Yuan, Gong Chao, Deng Lei, Cao Yuying, Zhou Ziyao, Cao Xuefeng, Tian Yinan, Li Haozhou, Feng Fan, Zhang Yue, Wang Chengdong, Li Caiwu, Yang Haidi, Huang Xiangming, Fu Hualin, Geng Yi, Ren Zhihua, Wu Kongju, Peng Guangneng
Abstract excerpt
Human and animal infections of Enterocytozoon bieneusi (E. bieneusi) have consistently been reported worldwide, garnering public attention; however, the molecular epidemiology of E. bieneusi in the giant panda remains limited. We surveyed captive giant pandas in China for the presence of E. bieneusi by using PCR and sequence analysis of the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) revealing a 34.5% positive...
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