Mixed human intra- and inter-subtype infections with the parasite Blastocystis sp

Dionigia Meloni; Philippe Poirier; Cléa Mantini; Christophe Noël; Nausicaa Gantois; Ivan Wawrzyniak; Frédéric Delbac; Magali Chabé; Laurence Delhaes; Eduardo Dei-Cas; Pier Luigi Fiori; Hicham El Alaoui; Eric Viscogliosi

doi:10.1016/j.parint.2012.05.012

Mixed human intra- and inter-subtype infections with the parasite Blastocystis sp

Parasitol Int. 2012 Dec;61(4):719-22. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2012.05.012. Epub 2012 May 29.

Authors

Dionigia Meloni¹, Philippe Poirier, Cléa Mantini, Christophe Noël, Nausicaa Gantois, Ivan Wawrzyniak, Frédéric Delbac, Magali Chabé, Laurence Delhaes, Eduardo Dei-Cas, Pier Luigi Fiori, Hicham El Alaoui, Eric Viscogliosi

Affiliation

¹ Pasteur Institute of Lille, Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille (CIIL), Inserm U1019, CNRS UMR 8204, University Lille Nord de France, EA4547, Lille Cedex, France.

PMID: 22659011
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2012.05.012

Abstract

Because of their limitations, current subtyping methods likely underestimate mixed human intra- and inter-subtype infections with Blastocystis sp. leading to erroneous data in the context of epidemiological studies. We confirmed this hypothesis by the identification of several isolates belonging to three subtypes in a patient considered at high risk of mixed infection through her lifestyle in rural area and long history of travelling.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Base Sequence
Blastocystis / genetics
Blastocystis / isolation & purification*
Blastocystis Infections / parasitology*
Blastocystis Infections / pathology
DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
Female
Genetic Variation
Humans
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

DNA, Ribosomal