DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02503-05
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Results of testing 570 bird fecal dropping samples for microsporidian spores of species that are known to infect humans using conventional stains (Chromotrope-2R and calcofluor white M2R) and multiplex FISH
Host speciesa Samples Microsporidian spores Total no. No. positive % Positive Species Mean concn (spores/g of stool) Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos)b 28 5 18 E. hellem 3.8 × 105 Greyleg goose (Anser anser)b 34 3 9 E. hellem 2.6 × 105 Mute swan (Cygnus olor)b 30 4 13 E. hellem 5.1 × 105 Carrion crow (Corvus corone) 51 1 2 E. hellem 3.1 × 104 Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) 1 1 100 E. hellem 2.0 × 103 Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) 2 1 50 E. hellem 1.0 × 105 Black swan (Cygnus atratus)b 4 1 25 E. hellem 4.0 × 105 Black-necked swan (Cygnus melanocoryphus)b 4 2 50 E. hellem 3.1 × 105 Coscoroba swan (Coscoroba coscoroba)b 1 1 100 E. hellem 2.0 × 105 Black-crowned crane (Balearica pavonina)b 4 1 25 E. hellem 2.0 × 104 Domestic goose (Anser anser domestica)b 11 1 9 E. intestinalis 4.0 × 105 ↵ a Anas platyrhynchos, Anser anser, Cygnus olor, and Corvus corone were free-ranging birds; Melopsittacus undulates, Caloenas nicobarica, Cygnus atratus, and Cygnus melanocoryphus were captive birds; and Anser anser domestica was a livestock bird. The results for only positive fecal samples and host species are shown.
↵ b Waterfowl species.
