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First report of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon intestinalis infection of wild mice in Slovakia
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Department of Biology and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Košice, Slovak Republic
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Department of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Science, Košice, Slovak Republic
Ann Agric Environ Med. 2015;22(2):251-252
KEYWORDS
micemicrosporidiaEnterocytozoon bieneusiEncephalitozoon intestinalisEncephalitozoon cuniculizoonotic potencial
ABSTRACT
Increased risk of zoonotic transmission of the potential human pathogenic species Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Encephalitozoon intestinalis and Encephalitozoon cuniculi was detected in wild immunocompetent mice (Mus musculus musculus; n=280). Analysis was conducted with the use of PMP1/PMP2 primers and SYBR Green RT-PCR. Using Real Time PCR and comparing the sequences with sequences in the GenBank, E. bieneusi was detected in 3 samples (1.07 %), E. cuniculi in 1 sample (0.35 %) and E. intestinalis in 1 sample (0.35 %). The results of this report document the low host specificity of detected microsporidia species, and imply the importance of synanthropic rodents as a potential source of human microsporidial infection.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The study has supported by the Grant VEGA, No. 1/0390/12,
1/0063/13.
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