TABLE 5.
Hosts and geographical distribution of Encephalitozoon cuniculi strains
| E. cuniculi straina | Host | Geographic area (no. of isolates) | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| I (“rabbit strain”) | Rabbit | Switzerland (21), United States (3), Germany (1), Australia (1), Italy (1), Japan (1) | 86, 113, 153, 192, 210; P. Deplazes and A. Mathis, unpublished data. |
| Human | Switzerland (6), Italy (1), United States (1) | 73, 238, 321, 334 | |
| II (“mouse strain”) | Mouse | Czech Republic (1), United Kingdom (1), United States (1) | 86, 334 |
| Wild rat | Switzerland (1) | 212 | |
| Blue fox | Norway (8), Finland (1) | 8, 190 | |
| III (“dog strain”) | Dog | United States (10), South Africa (1) | 86, 141, 264 |
| Prosimian |
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As determined by the number of 5′-GTTT-3′ repeats in the ITS (86).