Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
First report of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon intestinalis infection of wild mice in Slovakia.
- Journal:
- Annals of agricultural and environmental medicine : AAEM
- Year:
- 2015
- Authors:
- Danišová, Oľga et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Biology and Genetics
- Species:
- rodent
Abstract
Increased risk of zoonotic transmission of the potential human pathogenic species Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Encephalitozoon intestinalis and Encephalitozoon cuniculi was detected in wild immunocompetent mice (Mus musculus musculus; n=280). Analysis was conducted with the use of PMP1/PMP2 primers and SYBR Green RT-PCR. Using Real Time PCR and comparing the sequences with sequences in the GenBank, E. bieneusi was detected in 3 samples (1.07 %), E. cuniculi in 1 sample (0.35 %) and E. intestinalis in 1 sample (0.35 %). The results of this report document the low host specificity of detected microsporidia species, and imply the importance of synanthropic rodents as a potential source of human microsporidial infection.
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