Blastocystis Is Associated with Decrease of Fecal Microbiota Protective Bacteria: Comparative Analysis between Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Control Subjects

Blastocystis Is Associated with Decrease of Fecal Microbiota Protective Bacteria: Comparative Analysis between Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Control Subjects

Blastocystis is a protistan parasite living in the digestive tract of many animals, including humans. This highly prevalent intestinal parasite is suspected to be linked to Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), a chronic functional bowel disorder. Here, we first compared the prevalence of Blastocystis am...

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Main Authors: Nourrisson, Céline, Scanzi, Julien, Pereira, Bruno, NkoudMongo, Christina, Wawrzyniak, Ivan, Cian, Amandine, Viscogliosi, Eric, Livrelli, Valérie, Delbac, Frédéric, Dapoigny, Michel, Poirier, Philippe
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4218853/

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