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Association of Blastocystis ST6 with higher protease activity among symptomatic subjects.
BMC microbiology - 19 Oct 2021
Karamati Seyed Ahmad, Mirjalali Hamed, Niyyati Maryam, Yadegar Abbas, Asadzadeh Aghdaei Hamid, Haghighi Ali, Seyyed Tabaei Seyyed Javad
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BACKGROUND: Blastocystis sp. is an anaerobic intestinal protozoan parasite of humans and a wide range of animals worldwide. In the current study the correlation between the cysteine protease activity of clinical samples of Blastocystis sp. ST1-3 and 6 with the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines was evaluated. METHODS: Stool samples were collected from subjects with or without clinical symptoms. All samples were...
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