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SUBMITTER: Karim MR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4313153 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Karim Md Robiul MR Dong Haiju H Yu Fuchang F Jian Fuchun F Zhang Longxian L Wang Rongjun R Zhang Sumei S Rume Farzana Islam FI Ning Changshen C Xiao Lihua L
Journal of clinical microbiology 20140702 9
To explore the genetic diversity, host specificity, and zoonotic potential of Enterocytozoon bieneusi, feces from 348 stray and pet dogs and 96 pet cats from different locations in China were examined by internal transcribed spacer (ITS)-based PCR. E. bieneusi was detected in 15.5% of the dogs, including 20.5% of stray dogs and 11.7% of pet dogs, and in 11.5% of the pet cats. Higher infection rates were recorded in the >2-year and the 1- to 2-year age groups in dogs and cats, respectively. Altog ...[more]