title: Fast Technology Analysis Enables Identification of Species and Genotypes of Latent Microsporidia Infections in Healthy Native Cameroonians.
abstract: Several enteric microsporidia species have been detected in humans and other vertebrates and their identifications at the genotype level are currently being elucidated. As advanced methods, reagents, and disposal kits for detecting and identifying pathogens become commercially available, it is important to test them in settings other than in laboratories with "state-of-the-art" equipment and well-trained staff members. In the present study, we sought to detect microsporidia DNA preserved and extracted from FTA (fast technology analysis) cards spotted with human fecal suspensions obtained from Cameroonian volunteers living in the capital city of Yaoundé to preclude the need for employing spore-concentrating protocols. Further, we tested whether amplicon nucleotide sequencing approaches could be used on small aliquots taken from the cards to elucidate the diversity of microsporidia species and strains infecting native residents. Of 196 samples analyzed, 12 (6.1%) were positive for microsporidia DNA; Enterocytozoon bieneusi (Type IV and KIN-1), Encephalitozoon cuniculi, and Encephalitozoon intestinalis were identified. These data demonstrate the utility of the FTA cards in identifying genotypes of microsporidia DNA in human fecal samples that may be applied to field testing for prevalence studies.
authors: Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies (IMPM), Yaoundé, Cameroon.|University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
authors: Edward S
authors: ES
authors: Ndzi
authors: Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé-1, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
authors: Tazoacha
authors: T
authors: Asonganyi
authors: Neurology & Physical Medicine Services, Electroencephalograph Laboratory, Central Hospital Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
authors: Mary Bello
authors: MB
authors: Nkinin
authors: Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, National Center of Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors: Lihua
authors: L
authors: Xiao
authors: Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, Louisiana, USA.
authors: Elizabeth S
authors: ES
authors: Didier
authors: Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, Louisiana, USA.
authors: Lisa C
authors: LC
authors: Bowers
authors: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.|Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
authors: Stephenson W
authors: SW
authors: Nkinin
authors: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
authors: Edna S
authors: ES
authors: Kaneshiro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001483:Base Sequence; D044822:Biodiversity; D002163:Cameroon / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D009670:Encephalitozoon cuniculi / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016890:Encephalitozoonosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D021862:Enterocytozoon / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016814:Microsporidia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016881:Microsporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Encephalitozoon cuniculi; Encephalitozoon intestinalis; Enterocytozoon bieneusi; PCR analysis; enteric parasites; epidemiology; fecal samples; microsporidial DNA, opportunistic pathogens