Molecular Detection and Genotyping of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in Pigs in Shanxi Province, North China.

ABSTRACT: Enterocytozoon bieneusi is a common opportunistic intestinal pathogen that can cause acute diarrhea in immunosuppressed humans and animals. Though E. bieneusi has been widely detected in pigs around the world, little is known of its prevalence and genotype distribution in pigs in Shanxi province, north China. In this study, a total of 362 fecal samples were collected from pigs in three representative counties in north, south, and central Shanxi province, China. The prevalence and genotypes of E. bieneusi were investigated by nested PCR amplification of the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene. Overall, the prevalence of E. bieneusi in pigs in Shanxi province was 54.70% (198/362). Statistical analysis showed the diff

SUBMITTER: Zhang ZH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9334847 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature