New draft genomes assemblies of Blastocystis isolates from subtypes 1 and 8 confirm conserved synteny, transposable element diversity, and provide insights into pathogenic potential.

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Blastocystis is a highly prevalent protist infecting both humans and a wide range of animal hosts. Despite its global distribution and frequent association with gastrointestinal symptoms infections, its pathogenicity remains controversial. In this study, we report the de novo genome assembly of Blastocystis subtype 1 strain AMC (ST1 AMC) and subtype 8 strain AMC (ST8 AMC) generated from Illumina paired-end reads....

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