Abstract
The ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer sequences of 13 unrelated Encephalitozoon intestinalis isolates obtained from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with intestinal microsporidiosis were analyzed by gene amplification and DNA sequencing. Among these isolates, we found only one genetic lineage which suggests that E. intestinalis may have a clonal distribution in HIV-infected patients.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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DNA, Ribosomal
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Encephalitozoon / genetics*
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Encephalitozoonosis / complications
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Encephalitozoonosis / epidemiology
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Encephalitozoonosis / parasitology*
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Gene Amplification
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HIV Infections / complications
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HIV Infections / epidemiology
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HIV Infections / parasitology*
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Humans
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Intestinal Diseases / complications
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Intestinal Diseases / epidemiology
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Intestinal Diseases / parasitology*
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid