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Prevalence of microsporidia in an indigenous Orang Asli community in Pahang, Malaysia.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Lono, Angela Kumar, G. Suresh Chye, Tan Tian |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | Microsporidia are ubiquitous parasites thought to be closely related to fungi. Their presence in the environment means that humans are frequently exposed to infection. Stool samples were collected from 151 indigenous villagers from the eastern state of Pahang in 2005. The samples were concentrated with water-ether sedimentation, stained with modified trichrome stain and examined under oil-immersion microscopy. Thirty-two specimens (21.2%) were positive for microsporidia. Microsporidia were observed as ovoid or rounded ovoid shapes measuring approximately 1mum, with a bright pink outline containing a central or posterior vacuole. PCR amplification with specific primers on microscopy-positive specimens amplified Encephalitozoon intestinalis DNA from five of the ten specimens used. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.07.006 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://works.bepress.com/tan_tianchye/10/download/ |
| PubMed reference number | 19716577 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.07.006 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 104 |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Journal | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
