I’m still exploring the potential of this blog. I’m happy to
see that I have a constant flow of visitors. The aim of the blog is to serve primarily
as a resource for ”people in business” and for all of those who are colonised with
Blastocystis or who take an interest in the parasite for some reason.
As a courtesy to my colleagues, I plan to provide regular
updates on Blastocystis research, information on tools that will make your
Blastocystis studies easier, SOPs and protocols on lab procedures such as sampling,
culture, PCR screening, subtyping, sequence typing (MLST), phylogenetic
analysis and identification of (new) subtypes. Occasionally, I will also try to go into more detail with some of the things that I find particularly interesting.
For those not in business but who seek some useful
information on Blastocystis I plan to do a short overview with some bullet
points in plain language on the clinical and public health significance of
Blastocystis, - what to think of it, when to treat, transmission, prevalence,
etc. For all, it is important for me to try and provide some impartial
information on Blastocystis; there are people out there trying to make
a commercial success of Blastocystis, perpetuating anecdotal data and information
on the parasite for which there is currently no support.
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