Intestinal diseases caused by protistan parasites of the genera Giardia (giardiasis),
Entamoeba (amoebiasis), Cryptosporidium (cryptosporidiosis) and Blastocystis …

Protists are a normal component of mammalian intestinal ecosystems that live alongside,
and interact with, bacterial microbiota. Blastocystis, one of the most common intestinal …

Background Blastocystis sp. is an anaerobic protozoan that parasitizes many animal hosts
and the human gastrointestinal tract, and its pathogenicity is controversial. Captive wildlife …

Blastocystis is a species complex that exhibits extensive genetic diversity, evidenced by its
classification into several genetically distinct subtypes (ST). Although several studies have …

Blastocystis spp. is a common intestinal protozoan that affects humans and animals. The
role of this parasite as a pathogen is still controversial and it is suspected to be linked to …

Background Blastocystis is a human gut symbiont of yet undefined clinical significance. In a
set of faecal samples collected from asymptomatic children of six distant populations, we first …

Blastocystis is a ubiquitous, widely distributed protist inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract of
humans and other animals. The organism is genetically diverse, and so far, at least 28 …

Blastocystis is the most prevalent microbial eukaryote in the human and animal gut, yet its
role as commensal or parasite is still under debate. Blastocystis has clearly undergone …

The establishment of the mitochondrion is seen as a transformational step in the origin of
eukaryotes. With the mitochondrion came bioenergetic freedom to explore novel …

Mitochondria originated from the endosymbiotic event commencing from the engulfment of
an ancestral α-proteobacterium by the first eukaryotic ancestor. Establishment of niches has …