Mixed human intra- and inter-subtype infections with the parasite Blastocystis sp.
Because of their limitations, current subtyping methods likely underestimate mixed human intra- and inter-subtype infections with Blastocystis sp. leading to erroneous data in the context of epidemiological studies. We confirmed this hypothesis by the identification of several isolates belonging to three subtypes in a patient considered at high risk of mixed infection through her lifestyle in rural area and long history of travelling.
Pasteur Institute of Lille, Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille (CIIL), Inserm U1019, CNRS UMR 8204, University Lille Nord de France, EA4547, Lille Cedex, France.
Dionigia
D
Meloni
Philippe
P
Poirier
Cléa
C
Mantini
Christophe
C
Noël
Nausicaa
N
Gantois
Ivan
I
Wawrzyniak
Frédéric
F
Delbac
Magali
M
Chabé
Laurence
L
Delhaes
Eduardo
E
Dei-Cas
Pier Luigi
PL
Fiori
Hicham
H
El Alaoui
Eric
E
Viscogliosi
D001483:Base Sequence; D016844:Blastocystis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016776:Blastocystis Infections / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
D004275:DNA, Ribosomal