Abstract
A total of 28 species of reptiles were investigated forBlastocystis using light microscopy and in vitro culture in biphasic egg slant medium.Blastocystis species were detected in 8 (28.6%) of these 28 species in 3 tortoises (Geochelone elephantopus, G. elegans andG. carbonaria), 3 snakes (Boiga dendrophilla, Python reticulatus andElaphe radiata), 1 crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) and 1 iguana lizard (Cyclura cornuta). The reptilianBlastocystis appeared to be morphologically similar toB. hominis.
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Teow, W.L., Ng, G.C., Chan, P.P. et al. A survey ofBlastocystis in reptiles. Parasitol Res 78, 453–455 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00931705
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