Molecular Epidemiology of Blastocystis sp. in Various Animal Groups from Two French Zoos and Evaluation of Potential Zoonotic Risk.

Molecular Epidemiology of Blastocystis sp. in Various Animal Groups from Two French Zoos and Evaluation of Potential Zoonotic Risk.

Blastocystis sp. is a common intestinal parasite infecting humans and a wide range of animals worldwide. It exhibits an extensive genetic diversity and 17 subtypes (STs) have thus far been identified in mammalian and avian hosts. Since several STs are common to humans and animals, it was proposed th...

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Main Authors: Amandine Cian, Dima El Safadi, Marwan Osman, Romain Moriniere, Nausicaa Gantois, Sadia Benamrouz-Vanneste, Pilar Delgado-Viscogliosi, Karine Guyot, Luen-Luen Li, Sébastien Monchy, Christophe Noël, Philippe Poirier, Céline Nourrisson, Ivan Wawrzyniak, Frédéric Delbac, Stéphanie Bosc, Magali Chabé, Thierry Petit, Gabriela Certad, Eric Viscogliosi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5217969?pdf=render

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