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

Protozoa are eukaryotic organisms that play a crucial role in nutrient cycling and maintaining
balance in the food web. Predation, symbiosis and parasitism are three types of interactions …

Blastocystis is an intestinal protist that presents worldwide distribution, colonizes animal and
human hosts, and is classified into at least 34 ribosomal subtypes (STs). Herein, we …

Background: Artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools can reshape healthcare practice. This
includes ChatGPT which is considered among the most popular AI-based conversational …

Blastocystis sp., is an intestinal protist with a broad host range and a high prevalence in
human populations worldwide, even in developed Western countries. The publication of …

Gut microbiota composition during the first years of life is variable, dynamic and influenced
by both prenatal and postnatal factors, such as maternal antibiotics administered during …

Blastocystis spp. is a unicellular organism that resides in digestive tract of various
vertebrates, with a worldwide distribution and a variable prevalence. For many years …

Simple Summary Gut-associated protozoa are a heterogenous group of microbes that
frequently reside within humans. The role of commensal intestinal protozoa and their …

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 …

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of several human conditions including abdominal
obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and hyperglycemia, all of which are risk factors of type 2 …