First molecular detection and characterization of Enterocytozoon bieneusi different genotypes in human patients from Italy.

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Enterocytozoon bieneusi is one of the 17 microsporidian species pathogenic to humans in low and high-income countries, inducing both symptomatic and asymptomatic intestinal infections, independently of the immunological condition of the infected individual. Faecal-oral transmission occurs in a broad hosts range, including several animal species, but the parasite's zoonotic potential remains still unclear. Few...

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• China
• Enterocytozoon
• Feces
• Genotype
• Italy
• Microsporidiosis