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Diversity of Blastocystis subtypes in wild mammals from a zoo and two conservation units in southeastern Brazil.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2020
Oliveira-Arbex Ana Paula, David Érica Boarato, Tenório Michely da Silva, Cicchi Paulo José Pyles, Patti Mariella, Coradi Silvana Torossian, Lucheis Simone Baldini, Jim Jorge, Guimarães Semíramis
Abstract excerpt
The enteric protist Blastocystis is one of the most commonly parasite reported in humans and a variety of animal hosts worldwide. Regarding genetic diversity, at least 17 subtypes (STs) have been identified in mammals and birds, with eight of them (ST1-8) infecting both humans and animals. Recently, isolates from wild mammalian species have been genetically characterized, however data is still scarce, mainly in...
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