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Molecular characterization of Blastocystis subtypes isolated in the city of Uberaba, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Cabrine-Santos, Marlene; Moura, Renata Gregório Franco; Pedrosa, André Luiz; Correia, Dalmo; Oliveira-Silva, Márcia Benedita de.

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 54 (), 2021

Abstract INTRODUCTION Blastocystis is an intestinal protozoan that may play a role in the pathogenicity of humans. This study aimed to (i) genetically characterize Blastocystis isolates obtained from human fecal samples and the water supply of the city of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and (ii) to verif...

Infecciones por Blastocystis, Blastocystis/genética, Brasil, Heces, Filogenia, Porcinos

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Current status of research regarding Blastocystis sp, an enigmatic protist, in Brazil

Clinics; 76 (), 2021

The present study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of Blastocystis sp. in Brazilian studies over a period of years (2000-2020), as well as point out relevant aspects of this enigmatic organism. We performed a literature search using six sources of international databases. The data were divided into diagn...