Molecular Identification of Enterocytozoon bieneusi Isolates from Nigerian Children

Table 1

Showing the prevalence of Enterocytozoon bieneusi isolates from Nigerian children.

Age; (months)	Sample size	Diarrhoeic	Nondiarrhoeic	No positive^a; (%)	Genotype
1–6	10	9	1	1 (2.3)	New genotype* (1)
6–12	22	18	4	2 (4.7)	Genotype D (1); Genotype D (1)
>12	11	7	4	1 (2.3)	Genotype K (1)
Total	43	34	9	4 (9.3)

^aE. bieneusi was detected in 3 and 1 diarrhoeic and nondiarrhoeic persons, respectively. There was no association between the infection and diarrhoea (𝑃>0.05, 𝜒²).
*Similar to genotype K (with two nucleotide substitutions).