Enteric protozoa in the developed world: a public health perspective

SM Fletcher, D Stark, J Harkness… - Clinical microbiology …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
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 …

Dientamoeba fragilis, the neglected trichomonad of the human bowel

D Stark, J Barratt, D Chan, JT Ellis - Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Dientamoeba fragilis is a protozoan parasite of the human bowel, commonly reported
throughout the world in association with gastrointestinal symptoms. Despite its initial …

[HTML][HTML] Host-protozoan interactions protect from mucosal infections through activation of the inflammasome

A Chudnovskiy, A Mortha, V Kana, A Kennard… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
While conventional pathogenic protists have been extensively studied, there is an
underappreciated constitutive protist microbiota that is an integral part of the vertebrate …

A review of Dientamoeba fragilis carriage in humans: Several reasons why this organism should be considered in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal illness

JLN Barratt, J Harkness, D Marriott, JT Ellis, D Stark - Gut Microbes, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Dientamoeba fragilis is a protozoan that inhabits the human gut. It is approximately 100
years since Dientamoeba's discovery and first description when it was described as a rare …

The intestinal protozoa: emerging impact on global health and development

JA Turkeltaub, TR McCarty III… - Current opinion in …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
The intestinal protozoa: emerging impact on global health an... : Current Opinion in
Gastroenterology The intestinal protozoa: emerging impact on global health and …

Dientamoeba fragilis, one of the neglected intestinal protozoa

LS Garcia - Journal of clinical Microbiology, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Dientamoeba fragilis is a single-celled protozoan, closely related to the trichomonads.
Reported worldwide as causing human gastrointestinal symptoms, D. fragilis is very …

Cyst formation and faecal–oral transmission of Dientamoeba fragilis–the missing link in the life cycle of an emerging pathogen

VS Munasinghe, NGF Vella, JT Ellis, PA Windsor… - International journal for …, 2013 - Elsevier
Dientamoeba fragilis is a protozoan parasite emerging as a cause of diarrhoea and “irritable-
bowel-like” gastrointestinal disease in humans with a propensity for establishing long-term …

Dientamoeba fragilis in Denmark: epidemiological experience derived from four years of routine real-time PCR

D Röser, J Simonsen, HV Nielsen… - European journal of …, 2013 - Springer
The intestinal protozoon Dientamoeba fragilis remains a clinical entity of dubious
significance. While several previous studies address questions of epidemiology, only a …

Description of Dientamoeba fragilis cyst and precystic forms from human samples

D Stark, LS Garcia, JLN Barratt, O Phillips… - Journal of clinical …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Dientamoeba fragilis is a common enteropathogen of humans. Recently a cyst stage of the
parasite was described in an animal model; however, no cyst stage has been described in …

DNA of Dientamoeba fragilis detected within surface-sterilized eggs of Enterobius vermicularis

D Röser, P Nejsum, AJ Carlsgart, HV Nielsen… - Experimental …, 2013 - Elsevier
With no evidence of a cyst stage, the mode of transmission of Dientamoeba fragilis, an
intestinal protozoon of common occurrence and suggested pathogenicity, is incompletely …