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Blastocystis

Known as: Blastocysti 
A genus of protozoan parasites in the family Blastocystidae. The taxonomic classification of Blastocystis is not well established. Human infection… 
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2015
2015
Characterization of Blastocystis species infection in humans and mantled howler monkeys, Alouatta palliata aequatorialis, living in close proximity to one another
This study characterizes Blastocystis species infections in humans and mantled howler monkeys, Alouatta palliata aequatorialis… 
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2011
Highly Cited
2011
Comparison of Microscopy and PCR for Detection of Intestinal Parasites in Danish Patients Supports an Incentive for Molecular Screening Platforms
In order to compare the diagnostic efficacy of microscopy of faecal concentrates and real-time PCR for the detection of… 
2011
2011
A functional Tom70 in the human parasite Blastocystis sp.: implications for the evolution of the mitochondrial import apparatus.
Core proteins of mitochondrial protein import are found in all mitochondria, suggesting a common origin of this import machinery… 
2010
2010
Autophagy is involved in starvation response and cell death in Blastocystis.
Previous studies have demonstrated that colony forms of Blastocystis undergo cell death with numerous membrane-bound vesicles… 
2008
2008
Detection of Blastocystis from stool samples using real-time PCR
We developed a real-time LC PCR assay to detect a 152 bp sequence in an uncharacterized region of the Blastocystis genome. The… 
2007
2007
Characteristics of Blastocystis hominis infection in a Turkish university hospital.
In order to determine characteristics of Blastocystis (B.) hominis infection; 770 individuals' stool specimens were examined both… 
2005
2005
Infectivity of Blastocystis isolates from chickens, quails and geese in chickens
The infectivity of six Blastocystis isolates obtained from two domestic chickens, two Japanese quails and two domestic geese… 
1997
1997
[Clinical significance of Blastocystis hominis infection: epidemiologic study].
BACKGROUND To evaluate the frequency of Blastocystis hominis parasitation and to ascertain its role as an intestinal a… 
1993
1993
Prevalence and Characteristics of Blastocystis horninis Infection in Children
Blastocystis hominis, a protozoan whose pathogenicity has been questioned, is sometimes found in the human gastrointestinal tract… 
1990
1990
[Blastocystis galli sp. n. (Protista: Rhizopoda) from the intestines of domestic hens].
: A new species, Blastocystis galli, parasitic in blind processes of large intestine was found in domestic hens. Sizes of… 
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