Identification of common human infectious and potentially zoonotic novel genotypes of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in cavernicolous bats in Thailand.

Autor: Savigamin C; Medical Science Program, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand., Khositharattanakool P; School of Medicine, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand.; Biomedical Technology Research Group for Vulnerable Populations, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand., Somwang P; School of Medicine, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand.; Biomedical Technology Research Group for Vulnerable Populations, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand., Wacharapluesadee S; Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Diseases Clinical Center, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand., Siriyasatien P; Center of Excellence in Vector Biology and Vector-Borne Disease, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand., Preativatanyou K; Center of Excellence in Vector Biology and Vector-Borne Disease, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand. kanok.pr@chula.ac.th.; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand. kanok.pr@chula.ac.th.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Parasitology research [Parasitol Res] 2024 Jun 08; Vol. 123 (6), pp. 233. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 08.
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-024-08253-7
Abstrakt: Enterocytozoon bieneusi is a common cause of human microsporidiosis and can infect a variety of animal hosts worldwide. In Thailand, previous studies have shown that this parasite is common in domestic animals. However, information on the prevalence and genotypes of this parasite in other synanthropic wildlife, including bats, remains limited. Several pathogens have been previously detected in bats, suggesting that bats may serve as a reservoir for this parasite. In this study, a total of 105 bat guano samples were collected from six different sites throughout Thailand. Of these, 16 from Chonburi (eastern), Ratchaburi (western), and Chiang Rai (northern) provinces tested positive for E. bieneusi, representing an overall prevalence of 15.2%. Based on ITS1 sequence analysis, 12 genotypes were identified, including two known genotypes (D and type IV) frequently detected in humans and ten novel potentially zoonotic genotypes (TBAT01-TBAT10), all belonging to zoonotic group 1. Lyle's flying fox (Pteropus lylei), commonly found in Southeast Asia, was identified as the host in one sample that was also positive for E. bieneusi. Network analysis of E. bieneusi sequences detected in this study and those previously reported in Thailand also revealed intraspecific divergence and recent population expansion, possibly due to adaptive evolution associated with host range expansion. Our data revealed, for the first time, multiple E. bieneusi genotypes of zoonotic significance circulating in Thai bats and demonstrated that bat guano fertilizer may be a vehicle for disease transmission.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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