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Anastasios D. Tsaousis

Canterbury
As seen in: Nature, Wiley Online Library, Epidemiology and Infection, Frontiers, MDPI, BioRxiv, Cell Press, Microbiology Research
Principal Investigator in Molecular & Evolutionary Parasitology exploring the adaptations of #parasites under #OneHealth umbrella @tsaousislab. Views of my own.
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Blastocystis and chronic urticaria: the evidence reviewed does not justify routine testing or treatment

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By Anastasios D. Tsaousis, Eleni Gentekaki, Funda Dogruman Al
| Microbiology Research
Article metrics loading... /content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.002167 Metrics Download as PowerPoint /deliver/fulltext/jmm/75/5/jmm002167.html?itemId=/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.002167&mimeType=html&fmt=ahah References Ulusan Bagci OU, Celebi Sozener Z, Bavbek S, Aral Akarsu G. An overview on Blastocystis spp.: the potential hidden cause of chronic urticaria. Asthma Allergy Immunol 2025; 23:22–31 [View Article] [Google Scholar] Tsaousis AD, Shaw D, Jirku K, Carmena D, Gentekaki E.
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Rethinking Blastocystis: a One Health perspective on a common and controversial gut protist worth our attention

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By Anastasios D. Tsaousis
| the-microbiologist.com
Here’s the reality: a stool report that reads “Blastocystis detected” still provokes strong reactions. Some clinicians worry and reach for antibiotics. Some laboratories add a note about “uncertain significance.” Patients search online and find polarised claims ranging from harmless commensal to stealth pathogen. The truth is more nuanced and more informative than those extremes. Blastocystis is one of the most frequently detected gut protists in humans and many animals.
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The Microbiome Within a Microbe: Rethinking Blastocystis Biology

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By Daisy Shaw, Eleni Gentekaki, Anastasios D. Tsaousis
| Wiley Online Library Verified
1 Introduction Blastocystis spp., a protist of controversial pathogenicity, is found in the intestinal microbiota of an estimated one billion people worldwide (Scanlan and Stensvold 2013). It is frequently reported as the most common protist in fecal samples (Tan 2008), reflecting a high global prevalence in both human and animal hosts. Despite this ubiquity, Blastocystis spp. remains an enigmatic member of the gut microbiome, with many aspects of its biology still poorly understood.
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