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ArticleRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo2020

Culture isolation and molecular identification of Blastocystis sp. in Brazilian human isolates: preliminary results.

Gessica Baptista de Melo, William Roldan, Fernanda de Mello Malta, Susana Angelica Zevallos Lescano, Vera Lúcia Castilho, Elenice Messias do Nascimento Gonçalves, Fabiana Martins de Paula, Ronaldo Cesar Borges Gryschek

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Article in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gessica Baptista de MeloLaboratório de Imunopatologia da Esquistossomose (LIM-06), Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
William RoldanLaboratório de Imunopatologia da Esquistossomose (LIM-06), Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Fernanda de Mello MaltaLaboratório de Gastroenterologia e Hepatologia Tropical (LIM-07), Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Susana Angelica Zevallos LescanoLaboratório de Imunopatologia da Esquistossomose (LIM-06), Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Vera Lúcia CastilhoSeção de Parasitologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Elenice Messias do Nascimento GonçalvesSeção de Parasitologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Fabiana Martins de PaulaLaboratório de Imunopatologia da Esquistossomose (LIM-06), Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Ronaldo Cesar Borges GryschekLaboratório de Imunopatologia da Esquistossomose (LIM-06), Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Blastocystis sp. is a protist commonly found in stool samples of humans and animals. Biological and genetic factors of this organism remain controversial. The present study aimed to develop and implement the Blastocystis in vitro culture of Brazilian human isolates for routine use. The fecal isolates (n = 20) were maintained in our laboratory by several passages in Pavlova's medium. Cultures were monitored every 72 h by light microscopy. Genomic DNA was extracted to identify the subtypes (STs). In most isolates, the vacuolar form was prevalent. The amoeboid, granular and cystic forms were observed during in vitro cultivation. STs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 were identified. Our preliminary results show the generation time and forms present in the in vitro culture of Blastocystis subtypes isolated from Brazilian human isolates. Therefore, we emphasize the use of in vitro culture as a tool in future studies for the better understanding of the biological aspects of Blastocystis sp.

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AnimalsBlastocystisBlastocystis InfectionsBrazilCell Culture TechniquesFecesHumansMicroscopyPolymerase Chain ReactionPrevalence

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