A trend towards the abandonment of obtaining pure culture isolates in frontline laboratories
is at a crossroads with the ability of public health agencies to perform their basic mandate of …

Several enteric protozoa cause severe morbidity and mortality in both humans and animals
worldwide. In developed settings, enteric protozoa are often ignored as a cause of diarrheal …

Early identification of microbial pathogens is essential for rational and conservative antibiotic
use especially in the case of known regional resistance patterns. Here, we describe …

Background Intestinal protozoan infections are confirmed as major causes of diarrhea,
particularly in children, and represent a significant, but often neglected, threat to public …

Despite recent advances in diagnostic technology, microscopic examination of stool
specimens remains central to the diagnosis of most pathogenic intestinal protozoa …

Since the advent of microbiology, it has been well known that each human body hosts a
multitude of microbes. The magnitude of our microbial system is best reflected by the widely …

Blastocystis is a protistan parasite living in the digestive tract of many animals, including
humans. This highly prevalent intestinal parasite is suspected to be linked to Irritable Bowel …

Introduction The clinical significance of Blastocystis sp. and Dientamoeba fragilis in patients
with gastrointestinal symptoms is a controversial issue. Since the pathogenicity of these …

Background Increasing demand for fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has created a
need for stool banks sourced from long-term healthy donors. Here, we describe our …

Eukaryotic microbes (protists) residing in the vertebrate gut influence host health and
disease, but their diversity and distribution in healthy hosts is poorly understood. Protists …