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Inter- and intra-subtype variation of Blastocystis subtypes isolated from diarrheic and non-diarrheic patients in Iran.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2017
Alinaghizade Atefe, Mirjalali Hamed, Mohebali Mehdi, Stensvold Christen Rune, Rezaeian Mostafa
Abstract excerpt
Blastocystis is a common intestinal parasitic protist infecting birds and mammals. Blastocystis comprises at least 17 subtypes (ST), of which ST1-ST9 have been detected in humans. Significant correlation between certain subtypes and pathogenicity remains to be established. Nevertheless, some studies suggest a potential linkage between subtypes (inter- and intra-subtype variation) and clinical manifestations. The...
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