Genotyping and Zoonotic Potential of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in Pigs in Xinjiang, China

Genotyping and Zoonotic Potential of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in Pigs in Xinjiang, China

Enterocytozoon bieneusi is an obligate intracellular fungus, infecting various invertebrate and vertebrate hosts, it is common in humans and causes diarrhea in the immunocompromised. In the present study, 801 fecal specimens were collected from pigs on seven large-scale pig farms in Xinjiang, China....

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Main Authors: Dong-Fang Li, Ying Zhang, Yu-Xi Jiang, Jin-Ming Xing, Da-Yong Tao, Ai-Yun Zhao, Zhao-Hui Cui, Bo Jing, Meng Qi, Long-Xian Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Enterocytozoon bieneusi
infection rate
novel genotype
potential zoonotic
pig
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02401/full

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