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Identification and validation of novel Blastocystis subtype ST41 in a Colombian patient undergoing colorectal cancer screening.
The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Hernández-Castro Carolina, Maloney Jenny G, Agudelo-López Sonia P, Toro-Londoño Miguel A, Botero-Garcés Jorge H, Orozco María C, Quintero-Quinchia Yulieth C, Correa-Cote Juan C, Múnera-Duque Alejandro, Ricaurte-Ciro Juan C, Londoño-Álvarez Luis I, Escobar René M, Köster Pamela C, Sánchez Sergio, Carmena David, Santín Mónica
Abstract excerpt
Blastocystis sp. is among the most frequent intestinal protists identified in humans globally. However, characterization of Blastocystis subtype diversity in humans is ongoing. We report here the identification of novel Blastocystis subtype ST41 in a Colombian patient undergoing colorectal cancer screening involving colonoscopy and fecal testing (microscopy, culture, PCR). The full-length ssu rRNA gene sequence...
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