Identification of Potentially Human - pathogenic Enterocytozoon bieneusi Genotypes 1 in Various Birds 2 3 Running title : Microsporidia in birds 4
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* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Unidade de Protozoários Oportunistas/VIH e 16 outras Protozooses, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Rua da Junqueira, 96, 17 1349-008 Lisboa-Portugal. Phone: (351) 21-363-2600. Fax: (351)-21-363-2105. E-mail: 18 [email protected] 19 20 AC CE PT ED Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology and/or the Listed Authors/Institutions. All Rights Reserved. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. doi:10.1128/AEM.01394-06 AEM Accepts, published online ahead of print on 25 August 2006
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Identification of potentially human-pathogenic Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotypes in various birds.
Enterocytozoon bieneusi was detected in 24 of 83 samples from birds of the orders Columbiformes, Passeriformes, and Psittaciformes. It was identical to or closely related to the Peru6 genotype, which was previously found in humans in Peru. Thus, various birds can be a significant source of environmental contamination by potentially human-pathogenic E. bieneusi.
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