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SUBMITTER: Yang J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4313317 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yang Jinping J Song Mingxin M Wan Qiang Q Li Yijing Y Lu Yixin Y Jiang Yanxue Y Tao Wei W Li Wei W
Journal of clinical microbiology 20141001 12
The prevalence (7.5%, 19/255) and genotypes of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in children of various age categories and clinical presentations were determined herein. The co-occurrence of the known genotypes (CS-4, EbpC, and Henan-IV) in children and pigs in the same study area, the phylogenetic characterization of novel genotypes (NEC1 to NEC5), and the assessment of potential risk factors associated with zoonotic transmission robustly suggested that pigs could be a significant source of human E. bien ...[more]