A Study on the Prevalence and Subtype Diversity of the Intestinal Protist Sp. in a Gut-Healthy Human Population in the Czech Republic

Overview

Journal Front Cell Infect Microbiol

Specialties Cell Biology
Infectious Diseases
Microbiology

Date 2020 Oct 30

PMID 33123491

Citations 31

Authors

Zuzana Lhotska

Milan Jirku

Oldriska Hlozkova

Kristyna Brozova

Dagmar Jirsova

Christen Rune Stensvold

Martin Kolisko

Katerina Jirku Pomajbikova

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Abstract

Summary: This study provides data on the prevalence and diversity of the gut protist sp. and its subtypes in a gut-healthy human population with emphasis on several factors such as contact with animals, lifestyle, age, and gender.

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