Pre-empting Pandora's Box: Blastocystis Subtypes Revisited

Pre-empting Pandora's Box: Blastocystis Subtypes Revisited

Blastocystis is a genetically diverse intestinal protist colonizing both human and non-human hosts. By 2013, 17 subtypes had been acknowledged. Since then, nine more subtypes have been proposed. We argue that several recently proposed subtypes are invalid. We also revisit recommendations regarding t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Trends in Parasitology 2020-01, Vol.36 (3), p.229-232
Hauptverfasser: Stensvold, Christen Rune, Clark, C Graham
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Blastocystis is a genetically diverse intestinal protist colonizing both human and non-human hosts. By 2013, 17 subtypes had been acknowledged. Since then, nine more subtypes have been proposed. We argue that several recently proposed subtypes are invalid. We also revisit recommendations regarding the requirements for annotating sequences as new subtypes.
ISSN:0169-4758
DOI:10.1016/j.pt.2019.12.009