Short report: Molecular characterization of Blastocystis obtained from members of the indigenous tapirapé ethnic group from the Brazilian Amazon Region, Brazil

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1050-1053

  Malheiros, Antonio F ^a,b   Stensvold, C Rune ^c   Clark, C Graham ^d   Braga, Guilherme B ^b   Shaw, Jeffrey J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTOSIS; BRAZIL; DNA EXTRACTION; ETHNIC GROUP; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AGE FACTORS; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; BRAZIL; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 83255162016     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0481     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Clark CG, 2000. Cryptic genetic variation in parasitic protozoa. J Med Microbiol 49: 489-491. (Pubitemid 30347584)
2. Stensvold CR, Lewis HC, Hammerum AM, Porsbo LJ, Nielsen SS, Olsen KE, Arendrup MC, Nielsen HV, Mølbak K, 2009. Blastocystis : unraveling potential risk factors, and clinical significance of a common but neglected parasite. Epidemiol Infect 137: 1655-1663.
3. Tan KS, Singh M, Yap EH, 2010. Current views on the clinical relevance of Blastocystis spp. Curr Infect Dis Rep 12: 28-35.
4. Souppart L, Sanciu G, Cian A, Wawrzyniak I, Delbac F, Capron M, Dei-Cas E, Boorom K, Delhaes L, Viscogliosi E, 2009. Molecular epidemiology of human Blastocystis isolates in France. Parasitol Res 105: 413-421.
5. Utzinger J, Botero-Kleiven S, Castelli F, Chiodini PL, Edwards H, Köhler N, Gulletta M, Lebbad M, Manser M, Matthys B, N'Goran EK, Tannich E, Vounatsou P, Marti H, 2010. Microscopic diagnosis of sodium acetate-acetic acid-formalinfixed stool samples for helminths and intestinal protozoa: a comparison among European reference laboratories. Clin Microbiol Infect 16: 267-273.
6. Stensvold CR, Arendrup MC, Jespersgaard C, Mølbak K, Nielsen HV, 2007. Detecting Blastocystis using parasitologic and DNAbased methods: a comparative study. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 59: 303-307. (Pubitemid 350016702)
7. Scicluna SM, Tawari B, Clark CG, 2006. DNA barcoding of Blastocystis. Protist 157: 77-85. (Pubitemid 43220718)
8. Stensvold R, Brillowska-Dabrowska A, Nielsen HV, Arendrup MC, 2006. Detection of Blastocystis hominis in unpreserved stool specimens by using polymerase chain reaction. J Parasitol 92: 1081-1087. (Pubitemid 44863061)
9. Stensvold CR, Suresh GK, Tan KS, Thompson RC, Traub RJ, Viscogliosi E, Yoshikawa H, Clark CG, 2007. Terminology for Blastocystis subtypes-a consensus. Trends Parasitol 23: 93-96.
10. Meloni D, Sanciu G, Poirier P, El Alaoui H, Chabé M, Delhaes L, Dei-Cas E, Delbac F, Fiori PL, Cave DD, Viscogliosi E, 2011. Molecular subtyping of Blastocystis sp. isolates from symptomatic patients in Italy. Parasitol Res 109: 613-619.
11. Clark CG, 1997. Extensive genetic diversity in Blastocystis hominis . Mol Biochem Parasitol 87: 79-83. (Pubitemid 27293336)
12. Stensvold CR, Alfellani MA, Nørskov-Lauritsen S, Prip K, Victory EL, Maddox C, Nielsen HV, Clark CG, 2009. Subtype distribution of Blastocystis isolates from synanthropic and zoo animals and identification of a new subtype. Int J Parasitol 39: 473-479.
13. Parkar U, Traub RJ, Vitali S, Elliot A, Levecke B, Robertson I, Geurden T, Steele J, Drake B, Thompson RC, 2010. Molecular characterization of Blastocystis isolates from zoo animals and their animal-keepers. Vet Parasitol 169: 8-17.
14. Stensvold CR, Nielsen HV, Mølbak K, Smith HV, 2008. Pursuing the clinical significance of Blastocystis-diagnostic limitations. Trends Parasitol 25: 23-29.
15. Kaneda Y, Horiki N, Cheng X, Fujita Y, Maruyama M, Tachibana H, 2001. Ribodemes of Blastocystis hominis isolated in Japan. Am J Trop Med Hyg 65: 393-396. (Pubitemid 33022031)
16. Yoshikawa H, Wu Z, Kimata I, Iseki M, Karim IKM, Hossain MB, Zaman V, Haque R, Takahashi Y, 2004. Polymerase chain reaction- based genotype classification among human Blastocystis hominis populations isolated from different countries. Parasitol Res 92: 22-29. (Pubitemid 38167933)
17. Aguiar JI, Gonçalves AQ, Sodré FC, Pereira SR, Bóia MN, Lemos ER, Daher RR, 2007. Intestinal protozoa and helminths among Terena Indians in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul: high prevalence of Blastocystis hominis. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 40: 631-634.
18. Borges JD, Alarcón RS, Neto VA, Gakiya E, 2009. Intestinal parasitosis in Indians of the Mapuera community (Oriximiná, State of Pará, Brazil): high prevalence of Blastocystis hominis and finding of Cryptosporidium sp. and Cyclospora cayetanensis. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 42: 348-350.
19. Santín M, Gómez-Muñoz MT, Solano-Aguilar G, Fayer R, 2010. Development of a new PCR protocol to detect and subtype Blastocystis spp. from humans and animals. Parasitol Res 109: 205-212.
20. Faust EC, Sawitz W, Tobie J, Odom V, Peres C, Lincicome DR, 1939. Comparative efficiency of various technics for the diagnosis of protozoa and helminths in feces. J Parasitol 25: 241-262.
21. Allen AV, Ridley DS, 1970. Further observations on the formolether concentration technique for fecal parasites. J Clin Pathol 23: 545-546.
22. Truant AL, Elliott SH, Kelly MT, Smith JH, 1981. Comparison of formalin-ethyl ether sedimentation, formalin-ethyl acetate sedimentation and zinc sulfate flotation techniques for detection of intestinal parasites. J Clin Microbiol 13: 882-884. (Pubitemid 11094074)
23. Zaman V, Khan KZ, 1994. A comparison of direct microscopy with culture for the diagnosis of Blastocystis hominis. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 25: 792-793.
24. Leelayoova S, Siripattanapipong S, Thathaisong U, Naaglor T, Taamasri P, Piyaraj P, Mungthin M, 2008. Drinking water: a possible source of Blastocystis spp. subtype 1 infection in schoolchildren of a rural community in central Thailand. Am J Trop Med Hyg 79: 401-406.
25. Banaticla JE, Rivera WL, 2011. Detection and subtype identification of Blastocystis isolates from wastewater samples in The Philippines. J Water Health 9: 128-137.
26. Li LH, Zhou XN, Du XW, Wang XZ, Wang LB, Jiang JY, Yoshikawa H, Steinmann P, Utzinger J, Wu Z, Chen JX, Chen SH, Zhang L, 2007. Molecular epidemiology of human Blastocystis in a village in Yunnan province, China. Parasitol Int 56: 281-286. (Pubitemid 47398972)
27. Dogruman-Al F, Dagci H, Yoshikawa H, Kurt Ö, Demirel M, 2008. A possible link between subtype 2 and asymptomatic infections of Blastocystis hominis. Parasitol Res 103: 685-689.
28. Dogruman-Al F, Kustimur S, Yoshikawa H, Tuncer C, Simsek Z, Tanyuksel M, Araz E, Boorom K, 2009. Blastocystis subtypes in irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease in Ankara, Turkey. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 104: 724-727.
29. Souppart L, Moussa H, Cian A, Sanciu G, Poirier P, Alaoui HE, Delbac F, Boorom K, Delhaes L, Dei-Cas E, Viscogliosi E, 2010. Subtype analysis of Blastocystis isolates from symptomatic patients in Egypt. Parasitol Res 106: 505-511.