title: DNA barcoding of blastocystis.
abstract: We have developed a simple method for subtyping the intestinal protistan parasite Blastocystis using an approach equivalent to DNA barcoding in animals. Amplification of a 600 bp region of the small subunit ribosomal RNA gene followed by single primer sequencing of the PCR product provides enough data to assign isolates to specific subtypes unambiguously. We believe that this approach will prove useful in future epidemiological studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
authors.forename: Stephanie M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Scicluna
authors.forename: Blessing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tawari
authors.forename: C Graham
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016844:Blastocystis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016776:Blastocystis Infections / Q000469:parasitology*; D017931:DNA Primers; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D020459:Genes, rRNA / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal