Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bird Diseases / epidemiology*
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Bird Diseases / microbiology*
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Birds / classification
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Birds / microbiology*
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Columbiformes / microbiology
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Enterocytozoon / classification*
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Enterocytozoon / genetics*
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Enterocytozoon / isolation & purification
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Enterocytozoon / pathogenicity
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Genotype
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Microsporidiosis / epidemiology
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Microsporidiosis / microbiology
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Microsporidiosis / veterinary*
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Passeriformes / microbiology
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Psittaciformes / microbiology
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Public Health
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
Associated data
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GENBANK/DQ425107
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GENBANK/DQ425108