Distribution of Blastocystis subtypes isolated from humans from an urban community in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Estudos Integrados em Protozoologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Fernandes Figueira. Departamento de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Medicina Preventiva. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Estudos Integrados em Protozoologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
Universidade Federal Fluminense. Hospital Universitário Antonio Pedro. Niterói, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Estudos Integrados em Protozoologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.

Abstract

Blastocystis is a cosmopolitan protist parasite found in the human gastrointestinal tract and is highly prevalent in developing countries. Recent molecular studies have revealed extensive genetic diversity, which has been classified into different subtypes (STs) based on sequence analysis of small subunit ribosomal RNA gene. Blastocystis is one of the most common fecal parasites in Brazil, but the diversity of subtypes remains unknown in the country. This study aimed to determine the distribution of Blastocystis STs in an urban community in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Keywords in Portuguese

Blastocystis
Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
Subtipos
Epidemiologia

Keywords

Blastocystis
PCR
Subtypes
Epidemiology

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BioMed Central

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BARBOSA, Carolina Valença; et al. Distribution of Blastocystis subtypes isolated from humans from an urban community in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Parasites & Vectors, v.10:518, 9p, 2017.

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10.1186/s13071-017-2458-0

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1756-3305

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/26763

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