A MICROSPORIDIAN ISOLATED FROM AN AIDS PATIENT CORRESPONDS TO ENCEPHALITOZOON-CUNICULI-III, ORIGINALLY ISOLATED FROM DOMESTIC DOGS

Authors
DIDIER ES VISVESVARA GS BAKER MD ROGERS LB BERTUCCI DC DEGROOTE MA VOSSBRINCK CR
Citation
Es. Didier et al., A MICROSPORIDIAN ISOLATED FROM AN AIDS PATIENT CORRESPONDS TO ENCEPHALITOZOON-CUNICULI-III, ORIGINALLY ISOLATED FROM DOMESTIC DOGS, Journal of clinical microbiology, 34(11), 1996, pp. 2835-2837
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
34
Issue
11
Year of publication
1996
Pages
2835 - 2837
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1996)34:11<2835:AMIFAA>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of a recent ly cultured human Encephalitozoon cuniculi isolate was analyzed by gen e amplification and DNA sequencing. Restriction endonuclease digestion (FokI) and double-stranded DNA heteroduplex mobility shift analysis w ere performed to determine their utility for strain differentiation. T he human E. cuniculi isolate was identical to E. cuniculi III, which h ad been isolated only from domestic dogs until now. The patient provid ing the isolate owned a pet dog, but no microsporidia were detected in the pet's urine.