Ex vivo and in vivo mice models to study blastocystis spp. adhesion, colonization and pathology: Closer to proving koch's postulates

• Main Authors: Ajjampur S.S.R., Png C.W., Chia W.N., Zhang Y., Tan K.S.W.
• Other Authors: MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2020
• Subjects: mucin; dextran sulfate; animal cell; animal experiment; animal model; animal tissue; Article; axenic culture; Blastocystis; cecum; cell adhesion; colitis; confocal microscopy; controlled study; ex vivo study; feces culture; histopathology; in vivo study; infection sensitivity; inoculation; intestine epithelium cell; male; microbial colonization; mouse; nonhuman; parasite isolation; parasite virulence; terminal ileum; animal; blastocystosis; C57BL mouse; chemically induced; colon; disease model; gastrointestinal disease; human; intestine mucosa; isolation and purification; metabolism; parasitology; pathology; physiology; secretion (process); virulence; Animals; Blastocystis Infections; Colitis; Colon; Dextran Sulfate; Disease Models, Animal; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Humans; Intestinal Mucosa; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Microscopy, Confocal; Mucins; Virulence
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/165742
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1371/journal.pone.0160458