The human microbiota is a diverse microbial ecosystem associated with many beneficial
physiological functions as well as numerous disease etiologies. Dominated by bacteria, the …

Blastocystis is a commonly encountered gastrointestinal protozoan in humans and animals
with uncertain pathogenicity. Despite its potential public health impact, epidemiological data …

The development and integration of DNA-based methods in research and clinical
microbiology laboratories have enabled standardised and comprehensive detection and …

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 Blastocystis is a cosmopolitan protist parasite found in the human
gastrointestinal tract and is highly prevalent in developing countries. Recent molecular …

Blastocystis is a single-celled intestinal parasite commonly found in humans and a broad
range of animals all over the world. In humans, its role in health and disease remains …

Materials and Methods A total of 114 patients with UC were included in the study, with 52 in
the active phase. The Mayo scoring system was used for the activity index. Patients …

A total of 1340 fresh fecal samples from farm and pet animals in Central Anatolia and the
Middle Black Sea Region of Turkey were investigated using a PCR assay targeting the SSU …

Blastocystis is a nonmoving pleomorphic stramenopile or chromist. Nineteen subtypes of
this organism have been identified. It has a worldwide distribution. The prevalence rates in …

Close contact with infected animals is one of the main risk factors for zoonotic transmission
of enteric protozoan parasite Blastocystis and thus, several animal species are being …