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First identification and molecular subtyping of Blastocystis sp. in zoo animals in southwestern China.
Parasites & vectors - 6 Jan 2021
Deng Lei, Yao Jingxin, Chen Shanyu, He Tingmei, Chai Yijun, Zhou Ziyao, Shi Xiaogang, Liu Haifeng, Zhong Zhijun, Fu Hualin, Peng Guangneng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Blastocystis sp. is an anaerobic protozoan that parasitizes many animal hosts and the human gastrointestinal tract, and its pathogenicity is controversial. Captive wildlife may be potential reservoirs for human infection with Blastocystis sp. The present study was performed to investigate the prevalence and subtype distribution of Blastocystis sp. in zoo animals in Sichuan Province, southwestern...
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