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Background    Enterocytozoon bieneusi  is the dominant specie of microsporidia which can infect both anthroponotic and zoonotic species. The golden snub-nosed monkey is an endangered primate which can also infect by  E. bieneusi . To date, few genetic data on  E. bieneusi  from golden snub-nosed monkeys has been published. Therefore, to clarify the prevalence and genotypes of  E. bieneusi  in captive golden snub-nosed monkeys is necessary to assess the potential for zoonotic transmission.    Result  We examined 160 golden snub-nosed monkeys from six zoos in four cities in China, using PCR and comparative sequence analysis of the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS). The overall prevalence of  E. bieneusi  was 46.2% (74/160); while the prevalence was 26.7%, 69.1%, 69.4% and 33.3% in Shanghai Zoo, Shanghai Wild Animal Park, Tongling Zoo, and Taiyuan Zoo respectively ( P  = 0.006). A total of seven  E. bieneusi  genotypes were found that included four known (D, J, CHG1, and CHG14) and three new (CM19–CM 21) genotypes. The most common genotype was D (54/74, 73.0%), followed by J (14/74, 18.9%); other genotypes were restricted to one or two samples. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that genotype D belonged to the previously-characterized Group 1, with zoonotic potential; whereas genotypes J, CHG1, CHG14 and CM19–CM 21 clustered in the previously-characterized Group 2, the so-called cattle host specificity group.    Conclusions  The findings of high prevalence of zoonotic  E. bieneusi  genotypes D and J in golden snub-nosed monkeys suggest that golden snub-nosed monkeys may be the reservoir hosts for human microsporidiosis, and vice versa.    Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12917-017-1084-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

High prevalence of Enterocytozoon bieneusi zoonotic genotype D in captive golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellanae) in zoos in China