PCR-based molecular characterization of Blastocystis hominis subtypes in southwest of Iran

• Main Authors: Shahram Khademvatan (Author), Rahim Masjedizadeh (Author), Ehsan Yousefi-Razin (Author), Hamidreza Mahbodfar (Author), Fakher Rahim (Author), Elham Yousefi (Author), Masoud Foroutan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Blastocystis hominis is the most common intestinal parasite found in humans and many other hosts. Pathogenicity of Blastocystis sp. remains controversial and it has been suggested that it may be associated with certain subtypes of organism. The aim of this study was to evaluate the molecular epidemi...