Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotypes in cats and dogs in Victoria, Australia

Y Zhang; AV Koehler; T Wang; D Cunliffe; RB Gasser

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Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotypes in cats and dogs in Victoria, Australia

Y Zhang, AV Koehler, T Wang, D Cunliffe, RB Gasser

BMC Microbiology | BMC | Published : 2019

DOI: 10.1186/s12866-019-1563-y

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Abstract

Background: Enterocytozoon bieneusi is one of the commonest microsporidians contributing to human microsporidiosis, and is frequently found in animals in various countries. However, there is limited epidemiological information on this microorganism in Australia. Here, we undertook the first molecular epidemiological study of E. bieneusi in cats and dogs in Victoria. Results: Genomic DNAs were extracted from 514 individual faecal deposits from cats (n = 172) and dogs (n = 342) and then tested using PCR-based sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of nuclear ribosomal DNA. Four distinct genotypes (designated D, PtEb IX, VIC-cat1 and VIC-dog1) of E. bieneusi were identified in 20 o..

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Research funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC grant number LP160101299) and Melbourne Water Corporation (RBG and AVK) is gratefully acknowledged. The funding body (ARC) played no role in the design of the study, collection, analysis, or interpretation of data, or in the writing of the manuscript. Yan Zhang was the recipient of scholarships from the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) and The University of Melbourne.