Population genetics of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in captive giant pandas of China

Population genetics of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in captive giant pandas of China

Abstract Background Most studies on Enterocytozoon bieneusi are conducted based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the rRNA gene, whereas some have examined E. bieneusi population structures. Currently, the population genetics of this pathogen in giant panda remains unknown. The obje...

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Main Authors: Wei Li, Yuan Song, Zhijun Zhong, Xiangming Huang, Chengdong Wang, Caiwu Li, Haidi Yang, Haifeng Liu, Zhihua Ren, Jingchao Lan, Kongju Wu, Guangneng Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
E. bieneusi
Multilocus sequence typing
Gene diversity
Population genetics
Population structure
Linkage disequilibrium
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2459-z

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