Identification and Genetic Characterization of Blastocystis Species in Patients from Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Blastocystis species (sp.) are gastrointestinal protozoan parasites with high prevalence rates worldwide. Blastocystis sp. show extensive genetic diversity with 17 different subtypes (STs) described to date. A few studies have investigated the prevalence and STs of Blastocystis sp. in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Therefore, we aimed in this study to identify and characterize subtypes of Blastocystis sp. in the City of Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Methods

Stool samples were collected from 140 patients who presented to King Abdulaziz Hospital, Hera General Hospital and Modern Medical Center in Saudi Arabia. Different microscopic examination methods of patients' stools and molecular analyses (using primers targeting SSU rRNA gene) were performed to iden

SUBMITTER: Wakid MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8963194 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature