The only team in France being part of Blastocystis under One Health COST ...
Eric Viscogliosi and his team from CIIL, the only one in France to be part of "Blastocystis" in the framework of the recently accepted One Health COST Action.
Blastocystis colonizes at least one billion people, making it the most widespread gut microbial eukaryote. Emerging data indicate a higher prevalence in animals. A high proportion of carriers are asymptomatic. Despite numerous studies, the pathogenicity of Blastocystis remains controversial. Currently, there are at least 26 genetic subtypes (ST). Of these, ST1-ST9 and ST12 have been found in humans, while the remainder have only been isolated from non-human hosts. Information on the prevalence, geographic distribution, and host specificity of STs is incomplete. There are also significant gaps regarding the environmental occurrence of Blastocystis. Collectively, this paucity of data significantly blurs the landscape of Blastocystis...
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