Manon Ryckman, Nausicaa Gantois, Ruben Garcia Dominguez, Jeremy Desramaut, Luen-Luen Li, Gaël Even, Christophe Audebert, Damien Paul Devos, Magali Chabé, Gabriela Certad, Sébastien Monchy, Eric Viscogliosi
Blastocystis sp. is the most common single-celled eukaryote colonizing the human gastrointestinal tract worldwide. Because of the proven zoonotic potential of this protozoan, sustained research is therefore focused on identifying various reservoirs of transmission to humans, and in particular animal sources. Numerous groups of animals are considered to be such reservoirs due to their handling or consumption. However, some of them, including mollusks, remain underexplored. Therefore, a molecular epidemiological survey conducted in wild mussels was carried out in Northern France (Hauts-de-France region) to evaluate the frequency and subtypes (STs) distribution of Blastocystis sp...
March 30, 2024: Microorganisms