Pre-empting Pandora's box: Blastocystis subtypes revisited

CR Stensvold, CG Clark - Trends in parasitology, 2020 - cell.com
Blastocystis is a genetically diverse intestinal protist colonizing both human and non-human
hosts. By 2013, 17 subtypes had been acknowledged. Since then, nine more subtypes have …

New insights into the interactions between Blastocystis, the gut microbiota, and host immunity

L Deng, L Wojciech, NRJ Gascoigne, G Peng… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The human gut microbiota is a diverse and complex ecosystem that is involved in beneficial
physiological functions as well as disease pathogenesis. Blastocystis is a common protistan …

Blastocystis in domesticated and wild mammals and birds

JSY Hublin, JG Maloney, M Santin - Research in veterinary science, 2021 - Elsevier
Blastocystis is a ubiquitous parasite that infects a broad range of vertebrate hosts including
humans and domestic and wild animals. While human infections have been occasionally …

Identification of Multiple Blastocystis Subtypes in Domestic Animals From Colombia Using Amplicon-Based Next Generation Sequencing

A Higuera, G Herrera, P Jimenez… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Blastocystis is frequently reported in fecal samples from animals and humans worldwide,
and a variety of subtypes (STs) have been observed in wild and domestic animals. In …

Division of Blastocystis ST10 into three new subtypes: ST42‐ST44

M Santin, A Figueiredo, A Molokin… - Journal of Eukaryotic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The Blastocystis subtype ST10 has been recognized to contain a great deal of diversity at
the sequence level, potentially indicating the presence of multiple new STs within the clade …

Wide Genetic Diversity of Blastocystis in White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from Maryland, USA

JG Maloney, Y Jang, A Molokin, NS George, M Santin - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Blastocystis is a gastrointestinal protist frequently reported in humans and animals
worldwide. Wildlife populations, including deer, may serve as reservoirs of parasitic …

Mind the Gap: New Full-Length Sequences of Blastocystis Subtypes Generated via Oxford Nanopore Minion Sequencing Allow for Comparisons between Full-Length …

JG Maloney, M Santin - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Blastocystis is a common food-and water-borne intestinal protist parasite of humans and
many other animals. Blastocystis comprises multiple subtypes (STs) based on variability …

Diversity of Blastocystis Subtypes in Horses in Colombia and Identification of Two New Subtypes

S Baek, JG Maloney, A Molokin, NS George… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Blastocystis is a common intestinal protist in humans and animals worldwide. Wild and
domestic animals are thought to be reservoirs of Blastocystis subtypes that also infect …

Investigation of neglected protists Blastocystis sp. and Dientamoeba fragilis in immunocompetent and immunodeficient diarrheal patients using both conventional …

F Sarzhanov, F Dogruman-Al, M Santin… - PLoS neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The clinical significance of Blastocystis sp. and Dientamoeba fragilis in patients
with gastrointestinal symptoms is a controversial issue. Since the pathogenicity of these …

[HTML][HTML] Blastocystis subtype distribution in domestic and captive wild bird species from Brazil using next generation amplicon sequencing

JG Maloney, A Molokin, MJR da Cunha… - Parasite epidemiology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Blastocystis is a food and water borne intestinal parasite commonly identified in humans and
many other animals worldwide. Of the nine potentially zoonotic subtypes of Blastocystis …