Molecular Characterization of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in Domestic Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Northeastern China
| Autor: | Chun Feng Wang, Peng Xu, Xiao Xuan Zhang, Quan Zhao, Gui-Lian Yang, Ya Nan Cai, Jing Jiang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Veterinary medicine Molecular epidemiology biology fungi 030231 tropical medicine 030106 microbiology Prevalence biology.organism_classification Microsporidiosis medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences fluids and secretions 0302 clinical medicine Infectious Diseases Animal science parasitic diseases medicine Parasitology Enterocytozoon bieneusi |
| Zdroj: | The Korean Journal of Parasitology. 54:81-85 |
| ISSN: | 1738-0006 0023-4001 |
| Popis: | A study of 426 rabbits from 3 cities in Jilin province (Changchun City and Jilin City) and Liaoning province (Shenyang City) was conducted between May and June 2015. The overall prevalence of E. bieneusi in rabbits was 0.94% (4/426), with 0% (0/116), 1.72% (3/174), and 0.74% (1/136) in Jilin, Changchun, and Shenyang City, respectively. Only 3 farms (farm 1 and farm 3 in Changchun City, farm 8 in Shenyang City) were PCR-positive for E. bieneusi. Moreover, rabbits of more than 6 months (1.72%) had the highest E. bieneusi prevalence, followed by rabbits of 4-6 months (1.26%), 2-3 months (0.58%), and less than 1 month (0%). Analysis of ITS gene of E. bieneusi suggested that all 4 E. bieneusi isolates were genotype D, and were classified as group 1a. The present results first demonstrated the existence of zoonotic E. bieneusi in domestic rabbits in China. Effective control measures should be implemented to prevent E. bieneusi infection in domestic rabbits, other animals, and humans. |
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