Lobo, Maria LuísaXiao, LihuaCama, VitalianoMagalhães, NunoAntunes, FranciscoMatos, Olga2025-07-312025-07-312006Appl Environ Microbiol . 2006 Nov;72(11):7380-73820099-2240http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/102582Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights ReservedEnterocytozoon bieneusi was detected in 24 of 83 samples from birds of the orders Columbiformes, Passeriformes, and Psittaciformes. It was identical to or closely related to the Peru6 genotype, which was previously found in humans in Peru. Thus, various birds can be a significant source of environmental contamination by potentially human-pathogenic E. bieneusi.engjournal article10.1128/AEM.01394-061098-5336