In:
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology, Vol. 39, No. 12 ( 2001-12), p. 4495-4499
Abstract:
The reservoirs and the modes of transmission of the most frequent microsporidial species in humans, Enterocytozoon bieneusi , are still unknown. We have examined fecal samples of 26 humans and 350 animals from 37 species to find 18 samples containing this parasite from humans, cats, pigs, cattle, and a llama. Genotypic characterization of the internal transcribed spacer of the rRNA gene resulted in 14 different genotypes, 6 of them previously undescribed. Phylogenetic analysis revealed the lack of a transmission barrier between E. bieneusi from humans and animals (cats, pigs, and cattle). Thus, E. bieneusi appears to be a zoonotic pathogen.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0095-1137
,
1098-660X
DOI:
10.1128/JCM.39.12.4495-4499.2001
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Date:
2001
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1498353-9
SSG:
12