Frequent Occurrence of Human-Associated Microsporidia in Fecal Droppings of Urban Pigeons in Amsterdam, The Netherlands-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Frequent Occurrence of Human-Associated Microsporidia in Fecal Droppings of Urban Pigeons in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Published:2008-11-15 Issue:22 Volume:74 Page:7056-7058
ISSN:0099-2240
Container-title:Applied and Environmental Microbiology
language:en
Short-container-title:Appl Environ Microbiol

Author:

Bart Aldert¹,Wentink-Bonnema Ellen M.¹,Heddema Edou R.¹²,Buijs Jan³,van Gool Tom¹⁴

Affiliation:

1. Parasitology Section, Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2. Department of Medical Microbiology, Maaslandziekenhuis, Sittard, The Netherlands

3. Cluster Environment and Public Health, Municipal Health Service, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

4. Department of Human Ecology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

ABSTRACT Human-associated microsporidia were frequently observed in fecal samples of 331 feral pigeons in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, obtained during high- and low-breeding periods. Thirty-six of 331 samples (11%) contained the human pathogens Enterocytozoon bieneusi ( n = 18), Encephalitozoon hellem ( n = 11), Encephalitozoon cuniculi ( n = 6), and Encephalitozoon intestinalis ( n = 1); 5 samples contained other microsporidia. Pigeon feces can be an important source of human microsporidian infection.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Ecology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Food Science,Biotechnology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/AEM.01429-08

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