A research team from the UAEU is first to document sequences of Blastocystis parasites to PubMLST isolated in the UAE.

A research team from the UAEU / CMHS submitted the first genetic sequencing of fourteen isolates and four new alleles of Blastocystis to the pubMLST platform as the first applicants from the United Arab Emirates. PubMLST is a website, used by researchers around the world, that hosts a collection of open-access, curated databases of different microbial sequence data with provenance and phenotype information. The importance of Blastocystis lies in its potential to cause a range of chronic digestive disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome and colorectal cancer. The research team consists of: Dr. Zakeya al-Rasbi, Lena Labania, Sumaya Zoughbor, Marie Orlando, Suad Ajab.  

PubMLST Blastocystis Link:

https://pubmlst.org/organisms/blastocystis-spp