Intra-subtype variation in enteroadhesion accounts for differences in epithelial barrier disruption and is associated with metronidazole resistance in Blastocystis subtype-7.

• Huvudskapare: Zhaona Wu (Författare, medförfattare), Haris Mirza (Författare, medförfattare), Kevin Shyong Wei Tan (Författare, medförfattare)
• Materialtyp: Bok
• Publicerad: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Blastocystis is an extracellular, enteric pathogen that induces intestinal disorders in a range of hosts including humans. Recent studies have identified potential parasite virulence factors in and host responses to this parasite; however, little is known about Blastocystis-host attachment, which is...