Blastocystis: Past pitfalls and future perspectives

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 327-334

  Scanlan, Pauline D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blastocystis; Crohn's disease; IBD; IBS; Intestinal health and disease; Pathogen

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE;

BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTOSIS; ENTERITIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE LOAD; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; INTESTINES; PARASITE LOAD; PREVALENCE; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BLASTOCYSTIS; PROTISTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84863856002     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: 14715007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2012.05.001     Document Type: Review

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