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Genetic variability of Blastocystis hominis isolates in China.
Parasitology research - 1 Oct 2006
Yan Yiming, Su Shuilian, Lai Riyong, Liao Hua, Ye Jinhua, Li Xiaobo, Luo Xiaoting, Chen Guifeng
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To determine if genetic diversity of Blastocystis hominis exists in China, 35 B. hominis isolates obtained from 19 asymptomatic infected individuals and 16 patients with gastrointestinal symptoms were genotyped by PCR using seven pairs of known sequenced-tagged site (STS) primers. Out of the 35 isolates, 29 were identified as one of the known genotypes, while five isolates showed two distinct genotypes, and one...
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