First Report and Molecular Prevalence of Potential Zoonotic Enterocytozoon Bieneusi in Turkish Tumbler Pigeons (Columba Livia Domestica)

Overview

Journal Med Mycol

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialties Microbiology
Veterinary Medicine

Date 2021 Mar 16

PMID 33724370

Citations 5

Authors

Didem Pekmezci

Gamze Yetismis

Zeynep Nurselin Colak

Onder Duzlu

Gamze Nur Ozkilic

Abdullah Inci

Gokmen Zafer Pekmezci

Alparslan Yildirim

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Abstract

Lay Summary: Microsporidia are spore-producing fungi defined as emerging opportunistic pathogens of humans. The occurrence of microsporidia in animals could be risky for human public health. Home kept breeding pigeons pose a high risk for transmission of the microsporidians to humans.

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