Open AccessIsolation of Blastocystis spp. from Human Hosts and In vitro Determination of Different Morphological Forms
Author(s) -
Erdoğan Malatyalı,
Semra Özçelık
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
türkiye parazitoloji dergisi/türkiye parazitoloji dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.5152/tpd.2011.05
Subject(s) - blastocystis , parasite hosting , biology , isolation (microbiology) , gastrointestinal tract , trichrome , zoology , microbiology and biotechnology , feces , staining , genetics , biochemistry , world wide web , computer science , h&e stain
Blastocystis is a highly common parasite that infects the gastrointestinal tract of many different organisms. Morphology and the appropriate classification of Blastocystis spp. has only recently been resolved with molecular biological studies. This study was performed to determine the prevalence of Blastocystis spp. among humans and to isolate the parasite from clinical specimens.