High prevalence of Enterocytozoon bieneusi zoonotic genotype D in captive golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellanae) in zoos in China

High prevalence of Enterocytozoon bieneusi zoonotic genotype D in captive golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellanae) in zoos in China

Abstract Background Enterocytozoon bieneusi is the dominant specie of microsporidia which can infect both anthroponotic and zoonotic species. The golden snub-nosed monkey is an endangered primate which can also infect by E. bieneusi. To date, few genetic data on E. bieneusi from golden snub-nosed mo...

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Main Authors: Fuchang Yu, Yayun Wu, Tongyi Li, Jianke Cao, Jiantang Wang, Suhui Hu, Huili Zhu, Sumei Zhang, Rongjun Wang, Changshen Ning, Longxian Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Microsporidia
Molecular characterization
Phylogeny
Nonhuman primates
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-017-1084-6

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