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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Characterization of genotypes of enterocytozoon bieneusi in immunosuppressed and immunocompetent patient groups
Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, Volume 56, No. 4, Year 2009
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Description
A retrospective phylogenetic analysis was performed on isolates of Enterocytozoon bieneusi to characterize the genotypes in different patient cohorts. Fifty-seven isolates, collected from patients living in Malawi and the Netherlands, were classified by age and immune status of the hosts. Sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region identified 16 genotypes; nine have not previously been described. Genotypes K and D were most prevalent among patient groups, whereas genotype C was restricted to transplantation patients receiving immunosupressives and genotype B showed a predisposition toward patients living with HIV\AIDS. Different genotypes showed more dispersion among isolates from Malawi compared with those from the Netherlands. A constructed map estimating the genealogy of the ITS region reveals a dynamic evolutionary process between the genotypes. © 2009 by the International Society of Protistologists.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ten Hove, Robert Jan
Netherlands, Leiden
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
van Lieshout, Lisette
Netherlands, Leiden
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Beadsworth, Michael B.J.
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Royal Liverpool University Hospital
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Perez, Maria Arantza
Malawi, Zomba
University of Malawi
Spee, Klaartje
Netherlands, Leiden
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Claas, Eric C.J.
Netherlands, Leiden
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Verweij, Jaco J.
Netherlands, Leiden
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Statistics
Citations: 58
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1550-7408.2009.00393.x
ISSN:
10665234
e-ISSN:
15507408
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Malawi