Ana M. Figueiredo

The Blastocystis Biobank: a curated, multi-host biological resource of cultures, nucleic acids, metabolites, and stool-derived aliquots with a controlled-access virtual catalogue for global research

Background Blastocystis is among the most prevalent gut-associated microbial eukaryotes in humans and animals worldwide, yet reproducible cross-laboratory research remains hampered by the absence of widely accessible, well-annotated reference materials. Subtype (ST) diversity spa...