Frequent Occurrence of Human-Associated Microsporidia in Fecal Droppings of Urban Pigeons in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
ABSTRACT Human-associated microsporidia were frequently observed in fecal samples of 331 feral pigeons in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, obtained during high- and low-breeding periods. Thirty-six of 331 samples (11%) contained the human pathogens Enterocytozoon bieneusi ( n = 18), Encephalitozoon hellem ( n = 11), Encephalitozoon cuniculi ( n = 6), and Encephalitozoon intestinalis ( n = 1); 5 samples contained other microsporidia. Pigeon feces can be an important source of human microsporidian infection.
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2008 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Applied and Environmental Microbiology ; volume 74, issue 22, page 7056-7058 ; ISSN 0099-2240 1098-5336 |
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American Society for Microbiology
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Schlagwörter: | Ecology / Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology / Food Science / Biotechnology |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26800207 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.01429-08 |