New Insights into Blastocystis spp.: A Potential Link with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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Philippe Poirier,

Affiliations Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Laboratoire Microorganismes, Génome et Environnement, BP 10448, Clermont-Ferrand, France, CNRS, UMR 6023, LMGE, Aubiere, France, Clermont Université, Université d'Auvergne, JE 2526, Evolution des bactéries pathogènes et susceptibilité de l'hôte, BP 10448, Clermont-Ferrand, France, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Service Parasitologie Mycologie, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Ivan Wawrzyniak,

Affiliations Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Laboratoire Microorganismes, Génome et Environnement, BP 10448, Clermont-Ferrand, France, CNRS, UMR 6023, LMGE, Aubiere, France
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Christian P. Vivarès,

Affiliations Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Laboratoire Microorganismes, Génome et Environnement, BP 10448, Clermont-Ferrand, France, CNRS, UMR 6023, LMGE, Aubiere, France
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Frédéric Delbac,

Affiliations Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Laboratoire Microorganismes, Génome et Environnement, BP 10448, Clermont-Ferrand, France, CNRS, UMR 6023, LMGE, Aubiere, France
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Hicham El Alaoui

* E-mail: hicham.el_alaoui@univ-bpclermont.fr

Affiliations Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Laboratoire Microorganismes, Génome et Environnement, BP 10448, Clermont-Ferrand, France, CNRS, UMR 6023, LMGE, Aubiere, France
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