Blastocystis : getting to grips with our guileful guest

Highlights • Can Blastocystis induce or contribute to dysbiosis? Or could Blastocystis serve as a biomarker of microbiota homeostasis including high intestinal microbial diversity? • Do different microbiota favor establishment of different subtypes? Or what determines the relative success of establi...

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Published in:Trends in parasitology 2013-11, Vol.29 (11), p.523-529
Main Authors: Scanlan, Pauline D, Stensvold, Christen R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biological Evolution
Blastocystis
Blastocystis - genetics
Blastocystis - physiology
Blastocystis Infections - parasitology
coevolution
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Genomics
Humans
hygiene hypothesis
Infectious Disease
Intestines - microbiology
Intestines - parasitology
Intestines - physiology
microbiota
virulence
Virulence Factors
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Summary:Highlights • Can Blastocystis induce or contribute to dysbiosis? Or could Blastocystis serve as a biomarker of microbiota homeostasis including high intestinal microbial diversity? • Do different microbiota favor establishment of different subtypes? Or what determines the relative success of establishment of each ST in different hosts? • What genes are involved in regulating transition from one morphotype to another? • How can different sub- and genotypes be characterized in terms of the existence and expression of cysteine proteases and similar virulence proteins?
ISSN:1471-4922
1471-5007
DOI:10.1016/j.pt.2013.08.006