Open AccessSubtype Distribution of <i>Blastocystis</i> in Pregnant Women and Analysis of Possible Risk Factors
Author(s) -
Erdoğan Malatyalı,
Funda Sankur,
Melike Nur Akın,
Hatice Ertabaklar,
Sema Ertuğ
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
türkiye parazitoloji dergisi/türkiye parazitoloji dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.6624
Subject(s) - blastocystis , genbank , polymerase chain reaction , biology , genotype , genetic diversity , veterinary medicine , genetics , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , feces , gene , population , environmental health
Since the identification of Blastocystis subtypes (ST) in the last decade, much has been learned about the genetic diversity of Blastocystis isolates in different populations, except pregnant women. The objective of this study is to investigate the genetic diversity of Blastocystis in pregnant women and analyse some demographic factors.