Genotypes and zoonotic potential of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in edible bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeiana) in China.

ABSTRACT: Enterocytozoon bieneusi, an obligate intracellular pathogen of the intestinal epithelium, is commonly identified in humans and many other animals and is ubiquitous in water sources and the environment generally. To determine the molecular prevalence of E. bieneusi in edible bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeiana) and evaluate the possibility of its potential zoonotic transmission to humans via food or water, the intestinal contents of 295 bullfrogs were intermittently collected from two open markets in Aksu, China. The samples were screened for the internal transcribed spacer by polymerase chain reaction amplifications, revealing that 20.7% (61/295) of them were infected with E. bieneusi, with no significant differences found between the two sampling locations (p > 0.05). Twenty-two different E

SUBMITTER: Ding H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7005328 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature