Comparison of Conventional and Molecular Diagnostic Techniques for Detection of Blastocystis sp. in Pig Faeces

Background: Blastocystis is a common protist colonizing the gastrointestinal tract of humans and various animals. Pigs have been suggested to be a reservoir for human Blastocystis infections because of high prevalence of the parasite in these animals and the presence of zoonotic subtypes. Neverthel...

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Main Authors: Tamás SÜLI, Gordana KOZODEROVIĆ, Aleksandar POTKONJAK, Stanislav SIMIN, Verica SIMIN, Vesna LALOŠEVIĆ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Subjects:
Pig
PCR
Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/1686