From Bioinformatic Modeling to Clinical Observation: Potential Implications of Ribosomal RNA Folding in <i>Blastocystis</i> sp. Isolates from Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Carriers.

ABSTRACT: Here, 18S-rDNA sequences of Blastocystis sp., previously documented from symptomatic (cases) and asymptomatic (controls) carriers, were analyzed to determine their population structure, predict their secondary structure, and examine their interactions with ribosomal proteins (Bud23, RPS5, and RPS18). Phylogenetic and population differentiation analyses were performed using STRUCTURE software V2.3.4. Moreover, an analysis of the rRNA secondary structure and folding of each sequence was performed, and their probability of interaction with ribosomal proteins was determined. Phylogenetic and haplotype analyses sorted the sequences into genetic subtypes ST1, ST2, and ST3, while the population structure showed each cluster as a differentiated subpopulation, suggesting incipient speciation

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Hernandez F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12567388 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature