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TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY
Volume 35, Issue 6, Pages 436-451Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2019.04.004
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31425025]
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2017FYD0501302]
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Enterocytozoon bieneusi is the most common cause of human microsporidiosis and it also infects a wide range of mammals and birds worldwide. The role of animals in the transmission of this parasite to humans and its public health importance remain poorly elucidated. This review summarizes all E. bieneusi genotypes identified thus far based on sequence analysis of the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) from specimens obtained from humans, domestic and wild animals, and water sources; it examines genotypes, host and geographical distribution, analyzes inter- and intragenotype group host specificity, and interprets the public health significance of genotype groups and major zoonotic genotypes, with the goal of improving our understanding of host specificity in E. bieneusi and its implications for interspecies and zoonotic transmission.
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