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Subtype analysis and prevalence of mixed subtype infection of Blastocystis in farmed pigs from Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Parasitology international - 1 Apr 2022
Masuda Aya, Matsuda Yukino, Horikita Tetsuya, Matsumoto Jun
Abstract excerpt
Blastocystis is an intestinal eukaryote found globally in humans and a wide range of animals. Blastocystis has been reported in domestic pigs, with subtype (ST) 5 being the most dominant, followed by ST1 and ST3. PCR-sequencing is commonly used for ST identification in pigs, but it often results in an underestimation of the prevalence of mixed infections. Here, we aimed to investigate the ST distribution and...
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