Affiliation:
1. Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Blastocystis
is a genus of common single-celled intestinal parasitic protists with an unsettled role in human health and disease. Being a stable component of intestinal microbiota, once established, the
Blastocystis
parasite appears more common in healthy individuals than in patients with infectious, functional, or inflammatory bowel disease. Recent data suggest that the parasite is associated with certain gut microbiota profiles and health indices. Convincing data and tools differentiating asymptomatic colonization from infection are yet to be demonstrated. Although the parasite may elicit disease under certain circumstances, the focus on
Blastocystis
may be shifting from a clinical to a public health perspective.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
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