Prevalence and subtype distribution of Blastocystis sp. isolates from poultry in Lebanon and evidence of zoonotic potential

Prevalence and subtype distribution of Blastocystis sp. isolates from poultry in Lebanon and evidence of zoonotic potential

Abstract Background Blastocystis sp. is a common protozoan parasite frequently identified in the digestive tract of humans and a large variety of animal hosts worldwide, including birds. It exhibits a large genetic diversity with the identification of 17 subtypes (STs), most of them with low host sp...

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Main Authors: Stéphanie Greige, Dima El Safadi, Noémie Bécu, Nausicaa Gantois, Bruno Pereira, Magali Chabé, Sadia Benamrouz-Vanneste, Gabriela Certad, Rima El Hage, Marianne Chemaly, Monzer Hamze, Eric Viscogliosi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Avian parasitology
Blastocystis sp.
Intestinal parasite
Molecular epidemiology
Real-time quantitative PCR
Subtyping
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2975-5

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