<i>Dientamoeba fragilis</i> cysts and pre-cysts in historic slide collections and a review of cyst formation among the parabasalia
transmission consider mounting evidence for the role of a true cyst despite its rarity in human faecal specimens. The factors leading to cyst formation and further characteristics of this life cycle stage require further study.
Authors
- L. Mark Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9025-1254)
- Joel Barratt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8711-2408)
- Damien Stark
- Mark S. Fox
- Sarah G. H. Sapp
Institutions
- University of Technology Sydney (AU)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (UG)
- St. Vincent Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasitology
- Published
- 2026-04-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182026101942
- Primary Topic
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00