Blastocystis Isolates from Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and from Asymptomatic Carriers Exhibit Similar Parasitological Loads, but Significantly Different Generation Times and Genetic Variability across Multiple Subtypes

Gie-Bele Vargas-Sanchez; Mirza Romero-Valdovinos; Celedonio Ramirez-Guerrero; Ines Vargas-Hernandez; Maria Elena Ramirez-Miranda; Joel Martinez-Ocaña; Alicia Valadez; Cecilia Ximenez; Eduardo Lopez-Escamilla; Maria Elena Hernandez-Campos; Guiehdani Villalobos; Fernando Martinez-Hernandez; Pablo Maravilla

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0124006

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Blastocystis Isolates from Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and from Asymptomatic Carriers Exhibit Similar Parasitological Loads, but Significantly Different Generation Times and Genetic Variability across Multiple Subtypes

Gie-Bele Vargas-Sanchez ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Gie-Bele Vargas-Sanchez, Mirza Romero-Valdovinos

Affiliation Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Diaz Mirón s/n, Casco de Santo Tomas, 11340, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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Mirza Romero-Valdovinos ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Gie-Bele Vargas-Sanchez, Mirza Romero-Valdovinos

Affiliation Hospital General “Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez”, Calzada de Tlalpan 4800, Seccion XVI, 14080, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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Celedonio Ramirez-Guerrero,

Affiliation Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gomez, Dr. Marquez 162, Doctores, 06720, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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Ines Vargas-Hernandez,

Affiliation Centro Especializado de Atención Primaria “Melchor-Ocampo, Bicentenario”, Secretaria de Salud del Estado Mexico, Estado de Mexico, 54880, Mexico
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Maria Elena Ramirez-Miranda,

Affiliation Hospital General “Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez”, Calzada de Tlalpan 4800, Seccion XVI, 14080, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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Joel Martinez-Ocaña,

Affiliation Hospital General “Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez”, Calzada de Tlalpan 4800, Seccion XVI, 14080, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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Alicia Valadez,

Affiliation Departamento de Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 04510, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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Cecilia Ximenez,

Affiliation Departamento de Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 04510, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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Eduardo Lopez-Escamilla,

Affiliation Hospital General “Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez”, Calzada de Tlalpan 4800, Seccion XVI, 14080, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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Maria Elena Hernandez-Campos,

Affiliation Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Diaz Mirón s/n, Casco de Santo Tomas, 11340, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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Guiehdani Villalobos,

Affiliation Departamento de Ecologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Avenida Universidad 3000, 04510, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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Fernando Martinez-Hernandez,

Affiliation Hospital General “Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez”, Calzada de Tlalpan 4800, Seccion XVI, 14080, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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Pablo Maravilla

* E-mail: maravillap@yahoo.com

Affiliation Hospital General “Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez”, Calzada de Tlalpan 4800, Seccion XVI, 14080, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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Blastocystis Isolates from Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and from Asymptomatic Carriers Exhibit Similar Parasitological Loads, but Significantly Different Generation Times and Genetic Variability across Multiple Subtypes

Gie-Bele Vargas-Sanchez,
Mirza Romero-Valdovinos,
Celedonio Ramirez-Guerrero,
Ines Vargas-Hernandez,
Maria Elena Ramirez-Miranda,
Joel Martinez-Ocaña,
Alicia Valadez,
Cecilia Ximenez,
Eduardo Lopez-Escamilla,
Maria Elena Hernandez-Campos

Published: April 29, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124006

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