Enterocytozoon bieneusi

Feng, Sheng-Yong, Chang, Han, Luo, Jing, Huang, Jing-Jing & He, Hong-Xuan, 2019, First report of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Cryptosporidium spp. in peafowl (Pavo cristatus) in China, International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 9, pp. 1-6 : 2

3.1. Prevalence of E. bieneusi and Cryptosporidium spp

In our study, DNA sequences of the two parasites were determined by nested PCR. The overall prevalence of both Cryptosporidium spp . and E. bieneusi was 6.59% (17/258). Higher infection rates of E. bieneusi and Cryptosporidium spp . were found in the adolescent peafowl, but only the difference in Cryptosporidium spp . infection was significant (P <0.05). The prevalence of E. bieneusi in Beijing and Jiangxi Province was 5.23% and 8.57% respectively. For Cryptosporidium spp ., the prevalence was 4.58% and 9.52% in Beijing and Jiangxi Province, respectively. According to the statistical results, no correlation between the two parasitic protozoa infection and gender (P> 0.05) was found. Moreover, in none of the positive samples a co-infection of Cryptosporidium spp . and E. bieneusi was found in all positive samples ( Table 2).