Update on Blastocystis: highlights from the Fourth International Blastocystis Conference
While the stramenopile Blastocystis , first discovered in 1911, is considered the most prevalent enteric protist in humans, its biology remains largely unexplored. Clinical studies have only recently begun investigating the role of Blastocystis in the ...
Figueiredo, Ana M. +5 more
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Summary: Blastocystis, a common protist in the human gut microbiota, has been identified as a key modulator of gut health and disease progression. Research highlights the involvement of Blastocystis in inflammatory bowel disease, cognitive function, and ...
Lei Deng, PhD, Kevin S W Tan, PhD
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UEG Week 2025 Moderated Posters
United European Gastroenterology Journal, Volume 13, Issue S8, Page S189-S802, October 2025.
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Bacterial and fungal biomarkers in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): trans-kingdom interactions, Blastocystis carriage, and enterotype-succinotype stratification. [PDF]
El-Badry AA +4 more
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Genotyping of Blastocystis species in hemodialysis patients from Makkah, Saudi Arabia. [PDF]
Gattan HS +5 more
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Assessment of three major intestinal protozoan infections in Kermanshah, Iran: a pre- and post-COVID-19 study. [PDF]
Mohammadi P +7 more
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Heterogeneity Primer Spacers Improve the Performance of Massively Parallel Amplicon Sequencing of the V3-V4 Region of the 16 S rDNA as well as the 18 S Region for Blastocystis Subtyping. [PDF]
Cinek O +3 more
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Cross-species transmission of gastrointestinal parasites between wild and domestic canids. [PDF]
Santos ACID +5 more
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