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Genotyping and Zoonotic Potential of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in Pigs in Xinjiang, China
22 Oct 2019
Abstract excerpt
Enterocytozoon bieneusi is an obligate intracellular fungus, infecting various invertebrate and vertebrate hosts, it is common in humans and causes diarrhea in the immunocompromised. In the present study, 801 fecal specimens were collected from pigs on seven large-scale pig farms in Xinjiang, China. Nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) gene showed that the...
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