New insights into Blastocystis spp.: a potential link with irritable bowel syndrome

PLoS Pathog. 2012;8(3):e1002545. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002545. Epub 2012 Mar 15.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blastocystis Infections / complications
  • Blastocystis Infections / epidemiology*
  • Blastocystis hominis / genetics
  • Blastocystis hominis / pathogenicity*
  • Comorbidity
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions*
  • Humans
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome / epidemiology*
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome / microbiology
  • Prevalence
  • Rats