Evidence of different Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotypes in patients with and without human immunodeficiency virus infection.
We classified 100 Enterocytozoon bieneusi isolates into five genotypes by a PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism method. Type I strains were encountered only in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, whereas type II strains were more frequently found in non-HIV-infected patients (75 versus 10%, respectively; P < 10(-4)), suggesting differences in the epidemiology of E. bieneusi among these patients.
Liguory
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Departments of Infectious Diseases, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France.
Sarfati
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Derouin
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Molina
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000469:parasitology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000235:genetics; D021862:Enterocytozoon / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D016881:Microsporidiosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer