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Genotyping of Entamoeba nuttalli strains from the wild rhesus macaques of Myanmar and comparison with those from the wild rhesus macaques of Nepal and China.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Aug 2021
Mon Hla Myat, Feng Meng, Pattanawong Urassaya, Kosuwin Rattiporn, Yanagi Tetsuo, Kobayashi Seiki, Putaporntip Chaturong, Jongwutiwes Somchai, Cheng Xunjia, Tachibana Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Entamoeba nuttalli found in macaques is phylogenetically the closest species to Entamoeba histolytica and is potentially pathogenic. In this study, the prevalence of Entamoeba infections was examined in wild rhesus macaques by examining 73 and 90 fecal samples collected from two sites, Popa Taung Kalat (PTK) and Pho Win Taung (PWT), in Myanmar. The positive rates of E. nuttalli detected using PCR were 49% and 31%...
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