Characterizations of Enterocytozoon bieneusi at new genetic loci reveal a lack of strict host specificity among common genotypes and the existence of a canine-adapted Enterocytozoon species.

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Molecular characterizations of the microsporidian pathogen Enterocytozoon bieneusi at the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) locus have identified nearly 500 genotypes in 11 phylogenetic groups with different host ranges. Among those, one unique group of genotypes, Group 11, is commonly found in dogs. Genetic characterizations of those and many divergent E. bieneusi genotypes at other genetic loci are...

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