Determination of Types of Enterocytozoon bieneusi Strains Isolated from Patients with Intestinal Microsporidiosis
AUTOR(ES)
Liguory, Olivier
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
To determine the types of Enterocytozoon bieneusi strains associated with intestinal microsporidiosis, we developed a rapid and efficient approach for typing parasites obtained from stool specimens by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). Typing was based on DNA polymorphism of the ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of E. bieneusi. RFLPs generated with two restriction enzymes (NlaIII and Fnu4HI) in PCR-amplified ITS products were used to classify strains into different lineages. This approach was successfully used to differentiate 78 strains that had been obtained from the stools of 65 patients with intestinal microsporidiosis. Among the 78 strains, we found four genetically unrelated lineages, showing the genetic diversity of E. bieneusi. Type I strains of E. bieneusi were found in a majority of the samples, accounting for 51 (78%) of the 65 microsporidiosis cases. In contrast, type II, III, and IV strains were found in only 8 (12%), 3 (5%), and 3 (5%) cases, respectively. All strains of E. bieneusi we have tested so far fall into one of four different lineages, and this study shows that human intestinal microsporidiosis is most often associated with type I strains. PCR-RFLP analysis of the ITS region of E. bieneusi should be useful for epidemiological studies.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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