Genetic diversity of rodent blastocystis sp. From peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Farah Haziqah, Meor Termizi, Mohd Zain, Siti Nursheena, Chandrawathani, Panchacharam, Premaalatha, B., Mohd Khalid, Mohd Khairul Nizam, Arutchelvan, R., Govind, Suresh Kumar
• Format: Article
• Published: Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2018
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history; R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/22092/; http://msptm.org/files/Vol35No2/586-592-Suresh-K.pdf

Rodents are ubiquitous zoonotic vectors for many human pathogens including Blastocystis sp. In this study, we examined the prevalence and subtypes of Blastocystis sp. in rodents captured from Peninsular Malaysia. A total of 293 rodents predominantly brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) (290 of 293, 99.0%)...