Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotypes in dogs in Bogota, Colombia

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Aug;79(2):215-7.

Abstract

Enterocytozoon bieneusi was detected in dogs in Bogota, Colombia for the first time. Of 120 dogs, 15% were positive by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Infected dogs ranged from 2 to 14 years of age, and more male than female dogs were infected with E. bieneusi (20% versus 5%). All PCR-positive specimens were sequenced and three genotypes were identified. A dog-specific genotype (PtEbIX) was identified in feces from 16 dogs. For two dogs, the nucleotide sequences obtained were genetically identical to the E. bieneusi Peru 5 and K genotypes previously reported as human pathogens. This is the first time that Peru 5 and K genotypes have been identified in dogs. This study confirms that dogs are infected with both human pathogenic and host-specific genotypes.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Colombia / epidemiology
  • DNA, Fungal / chemistry
  • Dog Diseases / epidemiology
  • Dog Diseases / microbiology*
  • Dogs
  • Enterocytozoon / classification
  • Enterocytozoon / genetics*
  • Enterocytozoon / isolation & purification
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Male
  • Microsporidiosis / epidemiology
  • Microsporidiosis / microbiology
  • Microsporidiosis / veterinary*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary
  • Prevalence
  • Sequence Alignment / veterinary
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA / veterinary

Substances

  • DNA, Fungal