ArticleMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz2017
Enterocytozoon bieneusi detected by molecular methods in raw sewage and treated effluent from a combined system in Brazil.
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- Global prevalence and risk factors of Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection in humans: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2024Pooled it
- The largest meta-analysis on the global prevalence of microsporidia in mammals, avian and water provides insights into the epidemic features of these ubiquitous pathogens.Parasites & vectors · 2021Pooled it
- Molecular Detection and Genotyping ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- First report on the molecular detection ofInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2023Article
- Ecological and public health significance ofOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2021Review
- Occurrence and genetic characteristics of Cryptosporidium spp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in pet red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in China.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. removal efficiency of a combined fixed-film system treating domestic wastewater receiving hospital effluent.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2019Article
- First survey of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and dominant genotype Peru6 among ethnic minority groups in southwestern China's Yunnan Province and assessment of risk factors.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Article
- Human-Pathogenic Enterocytozoon bieneusi in Captive Giant Pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in China.Scientific reports · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundEnterocytozoon bieneusi are the most common microsporidia associated with different clinical manifestations such as diarrhoea, respiratory tract inflammation and acalculous cholecystitis, especially in immunocompromised patients. Infection usually occurs by ingestion of food and water contaminated with spores, but can also result from direct contact with spores through broken skin, eye lesions, and sexual transmission, depending on the microsporidian species. Although there are reports of E. bieneusi found in humans and animals in Brazil, there are no published studies of environmental samples examined by molecular methods.
objectivesThe purpose of this study was to verify the presence of E. bieneusi in raw sewage and treated effluent from a combined system by molecular methods.
methodsRaw sewage and treated effluent samples collected from a combined system were analysed for the presence of E. bieneusi using the internal transcriber spacer (ITS) region of E. bieneusi by nested polymerase chain reaction.
findingsThe analysis revealed E. bieneusi presence and a novel genotype (EbRB) in one raw sewage sample and one treated effluent. MAIN
conclusionsThe presence of E. bieneusi in final effluent indicates that the combined system may not remove microsporidian spores. This study is the first report of E. bieneusi in environmental samples in Brazil.
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