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Gut microbiota related to Giardia duodenalis, Entamoeba spp. and Blastocystis hominis infections in humans from Côte d'Ivoire. [PDF]

, 2016
INTRODUCTION: Literature data provide little information about protozoa infections and gut microbiota compositional shifts in humans. This preliminary study aimed to describe the fecal bacterial community composition of people from Côte d'Ivoire ...
Berrilli, F, D'Alfonso, R., Di Cave, D, Di Cristanziano, V, Iebba, Valerio, Monsia, A, Pantanella, Fabrizio, Santangelo, Floriana, Schippa, Serena, Totino, Valentina   +9 more
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Diseases in HIV Patients in Tabriz(Original article) [PDF]

Journal of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: Opportunistic pathogens such as Cryptosporidium, Isospora belli, Blastocystis, etc. cause various gastrointestinal and non-digestive diseases in people with HIV.
Saba Ramezanzadeh, Golam Reza Barzegar, Hamid Oveisi Oskouei, Majid Pirestani, Mahmoud Mahami-Oskouei, Farzaneh Jafarian, Ehsan Ahmadpour, Seyed Abdollah Hosseini   +7 more
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Investigation of Intestinal Protozoon Prevalence in Immunocompromised Patients at a University Hospital

Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, 2021
Objective:Immunocompromised patients are at a greater risk of developing intestinal parasite infections. In this study, we examined the presence of Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Encaphalitozoon intestinalis and other intestinal protozoa in stool samples of ...
Filiz Kaya, Ahmet Çağkan İnkaya, Sercan Aksoy, Osman Abbasoğlu, Ali İhsan Ertenli, Yahya Büyükaşık, Sevtap Arıkan Akdağlı, Yakut Akyön, Sibel Ergüven   +8 more
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Prevalence of Blastocystis in Geese Reproductive Flocks

Animals, 2022
Blastocystis is a unicellular, anaerobic protozoan that has a low specificity for the hosts, and it could be a zoonosis. There are not many data about the occurrence of Blastocystis in bird species, and this study aimed to check the prevalence of ...
Piotr Falkowski, Andrzej Gaweł, Kamila Bobrek   +2 more
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Update on the pathogenic potential and treatment options for Blastocystis sp [PDF]

, 2014
Although Blastocystis is one of the most common enteric parasites, there is still much controversy surrounding the pathogenicity and potential treatment options for this parasite.
Ellis, J, Harkness, J, Roberts, T, Stark, D   +3 more
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Current status of Blastocystis: A personal view. [PDF]

, 2016
Despite Blastocystis being one of the most widespread and prevalent intestinal eukaryotes, its role in health and disease remains elusive. DNA-based detection methods have led to a recognition that the organism is much more common than previously thought,
Clark, C Graham, Stensvold, C Rune
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First genotyping of Blastocystis in yaks from Qinghai Province, northwestern China

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Blastocystis is a common protist that can infect domestic and wild animals worldwide. Yak (Bos grunniens), an ancient species which can survive in alpine regions, has supplied necessities to local residents in plateau areas for generations ...
Mei Ren, Jun-ke Song, Fan Yang, Min Zou, Pin-xue Wang, Dan Wang, Hui-jun Zhang, Guang-hui Zhao, Qing Lin   +8 more
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First identification and molecular subtyping of Blastocystis sp. in zoo animals in southwestern China

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Blastocystis sp. is an anaerobic protozoan that parasitizes many animal hosts and the human gastrointestinal tract, and its pathogenicity is controversial.
Lei Deng, Jingxin Yao, Shanyu Chen, Tingmei He, Yijun Chai, Ziyao Zhou, Xiaogang Shi, Haifeng Liu, Zhijun Zhong, Hualin Fu, Guangneng Peng   +10 more
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Location and pathogenic potential of Blastocystis in the porcine intestine. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Blastocystis is an ubiquitous, enteric protozoan of humans and many other species. Human infection has been associated with gastrointestinal disease such as irritable bowel syndrome, however, this remains unproven.
Wenqi Wang, Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Rebecca J Traub, Leigh Cuttell, Helen Owen   +4 more
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Carriage of Blastocystis spp. in travellers - A prospective longitudinal study [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: A lack of prospective and longitudinal data on pre- and post-travel carriage of Blastocystis spp. complicates interpretation of a positive test post-travel.
Arcilla, M.S. (Maris), Bart, A. (Albert), Bootsma, M.C.J. (Martin), Genderen, P.J.J. (Perry) van, Gool, T. (Tom) van, Goorhuis, A. (Abraham), Grobusch, M.P. (Martin P.), Hattem, J.M. (Jarne) van, Jong, M.D. (Menno) de, Melles, D.C. (Damian), Molhoek, N. (Nicky), Oude Lashof, A. (A.), Penders, J. (John), Rebers, S., Schultsz, C. (Constance), Stobberingh, E.E. (Ellen), Verbrugh, H.A. (Henri), Verhaar, N. (Nienke)   +17 more
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