title: Identification of Encephalitozoon and Enterocytozoon (microsporidia) spores in stool and urine samples obtained from free-living South American Coatis (Nasua nasua).
abstract: This study emphasizes the importance of free-living coatis as a potential source of microsporidian infection for humans living in large cities. We found 19 (31.7%) positive results among 60 fecal samples analyzed by PCR-based analysis and the Gram-Chromotrope staining technique (11.7% were positive for Encephalitozoon cuniculi, 6.7% for E. intestinalis, 6.7% for E. hellem, and 6.7% for Enterocytozoon bieneusi). Only 5 (8.4%) urine samples tested positive for E. cuniculi as assessed by the two techniques.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Paulista (UNIP), São Paulo, Brazil. anetelallo@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Maria Anete
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lallo
authors.forename: Patrícia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Calábria
authors.forename: Eduardo Fernandes
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Bondan
authors.forename: Liliane
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Milanelo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002947:Cities; D009670:Encephalitozoon cuniculi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D021862:Enterocytozoon / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence; D045988:Procyonidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology*