A longitudinal study of Blastocystis in dairy calves from birth through 24 months demonstrates dynamic shifts in infection rates and subtype prevalence and diversity by age

Abstract Blastocystis is a common microeukaryotic intestinal parasite in humans and other animal hosts globally. However, no large-scale longitudinal study has ever been conducted for Blastocystis. To understand patterns of infection prevalence and subtype diversity and their relationship with host...

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Published in:Parasites & Vectors
Main Authors: Monica Santin, Aleksey Molokin, Jenny G. Maloney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05795-0