Multilocus sequence typing of Enterocytozoon bieneusi: Lack of geographic segregation and existence of genetically isolated sub-populations

• Published in: Infection, genetics and evolution Vol. 14; pp. 111 - 119
• Main Authors: Li, Wei, Cama, Vitaliano, Akinbo, Frederick O., Ganguly, Sandipan, Kiulia, Nicholas M., Zhang, Xichen, Xiao, Lihua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.03.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Animals; Child; DNA, Intergenic - genetics; Enterocytozoon - classification; Enterocytozoon - genetics; Enterocytozoon bieneusi; Gene diversity; Gene Frequency; Genetics, Population; Genotype; Humans; India; internal transcribed spacers; Kenya; Linkage disequilibrium; microsatellite repeats; Microsporidia; Molecular Sequence Data; Multilocus Sequence Typing; Nigeria; Papio; parasites; patients; Peru; Phylogeny; Phylogeography; Polymorphism, Genetic; Population genetics; Population structure; Kenya; Nigeria; Peru; India; Gene diversity; Population structure; Multilocus sequence typing; Population genetics; Linkage disequilibrium; Enterocytozoon bieneusi

[Display omitted] • A multilocus sequence typing was done on 64 E. bieneusi specimens. • Parasites from different areas all showed strong linkage disequilibrium. • There were no geographically segregated sub-populations. • One clonal and one epidemic populations were seen. • One population was trans...