We tremble at the thought of being devoured by a ferocious animal, - of ending our days in a narrow, suffocating slimy tube covered in acid...

Yesterday, I was checking up on a fresh Blastocystis culture. I loaded 20 µ L of the culture "sediment" on to a glass slide, pla...

We were lucky enough to have a paper accepted for publication in the ISME Journal (Nature Publishing Group) in which we call for data on th...

I'm very thankful for all the positive feedback I get from readers across the globe, mostly by email. Due to time limits I can only res...

So, what should we do about Blastocystis ? What do we want to know? I believe the imminent answer to the latter question is easy: ...

As mentioned, Blastocystis exhibits remarkable intrageneric diversity, which is continuously being explored by us and our colleagues. W...

2012 is coming to an end and it is also time for taking stock of the year Blastocystis -wise. We saw many significant scient...

Many people are told by their GPs or specialists that they are infested by Blastocystis . What these people might not always be aware of i...

Announcement: The XVII Seminar on Amebiasis will take place in Mérida, México, March 1-5, 2013. For futher information, please go here . ...

Common parasites such as Blastocystis and Dientamoeba fragilis are often incriminated of causing chronic or intermittent diarrhoea o...