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Identification of α-L-fucosidase (ALFuc) of Blastocystis sp. subtypes ST1, ST2 and ST3.
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo - 1 Jan 2022
Martínez-Ocaña Joel, Martínez-Flores Williams Arony, Olivo-Díaz Angélica, Romero-Valdovinos Mirza, Martínez-Hernández Fernando, Aguilar-Osorio Guillermo, Flisser Ana, Maravilla Pablo
Abstract excerpt
Blastocystis sp. is a common intestinal microorganism. The α-L-fucosidase (ALFuc) is an enzyme long associated with the colonization of the gut microbiota. However, this enzyme has not been experimentally identified in Blastocystis cultures. The objective of the present study was to identify ALFuc in supernatants of axenic cultures of Blastocystis subtype (ST)1 ATCC-50177 and ATCC-50610 and to compare predicted...
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