Molecular detection of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and identification of a potentially human-pathogenic genotype in milk.
Milk specimens from 180 dairy cows were examined for the presence of Enterocytozoon bieneusi, using molecular assays. Fifteen specimens were found to be positive, of which 3 were identical to the human E. bieneusi types, which suggests that some E. bieneusi isolates from milk can infect humans. Overall, dairy cows' milk may play a significant role in the transmission of E. bieneusi infections to humans.
Lee
John Hwa
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College of Veterinary Medicine and Bio-Safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea. johnhlee@chonbuk.ac.kr
D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D021862:Enterocytozoon / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017385:Sequence Homology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology