title: DNA detection and genotypic identification of potentially human-pathogenic microsporidia from asymptomatic pet parrots in South Korea as a risk factor for zoonotic emergence.
abstract: We detected and identified genotypes of human-pathogenic microsporidia in fecal samples from 51 asymptomatic captive-bred pet parrots in South Korea. Microsporidia were identified in 8 samples (15.7%); 7 parrots tested positive for Encephalitozoon hellem, and 1 parrot tested positive for both E. hellem and Encephalitozoon cuniculi. In genotypic identifications, E. hellem was present in genotypes 1A and 2B and E. cuniculi was present in genotype II. Pet parrots might be a source of human microsporidian infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, 1 Hwayang-dong, Kwangjin-gu, Seoul 143-701, South Korea.
authors.forename: So-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sung-Seok
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Young S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Lyoo
authors.forename: Hee-Myung
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D016819:Encephalitozoon / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016890:Encephalitozoonosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010311:Parrots / Q000382:microbiology*; D057805:Pets; D010802:Phylogeny; D056910:Republic of Korea; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer