title: Transmission of Enterocytozoon bieneusi between a child and guinea pigs.
abstract: An unusual Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotype was found in seven guinea pigs and a 2-year-old child in the same household. The genetic uniqueness of the parasite, its wide occurrence in other guinea pigs in the community, and its absence in other children in the community suggest the possibility of zoonotic transmission of the infection to the study child.
authors.affiliation: Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
authors.forename: Vitaliano A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Cama
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.forename: Lilia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cabrera
authors.forename: Luz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pacheco
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gilman
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Ynes
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ortega
authors.forename: Lihua
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021862:Enterocytozoon / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006168:Guinea Pigs / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016881:Microsporidiosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission*
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer