BARCELONA, Spain — New research on the intestinal parasite Dientamoeba fragilis has added fuel to the debate about the pathogenicity of the controversial protozoan. The multicenter study found higher ...

Dientamoeba fragilis is a parasite that lives in the large intestine of humans. Infection is common worldwide, including in the U.S. To diagnose dientamoeba fragilis, your doctor will ask you to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The researchers, from institutions in Denmark and Australia, wanted to take a closer look at an association previously identified ...

Dientamoeba fragilis is an intestinal protozoan parasite with a global distribution, whose role in gastrointestinal illness remains a topic of active investigation. Over recent decades, it has been ...

To examine the epidemiology of D. fragilis infection in Manitoba, we reviewed the examination results for all fecal specimens submitted over a 12-month period (Feb. 2005 through Jan. 2006) to the ...

Commensal bacteria, the normal flora in the digestive tract, have a multitude of functions and are critical to health. One of those functions is keeping harmful or pathogenic bacteria out of our guts.

The gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis has long presented researchers with a paradox. It has been associated with colorectal cancer, yet it also lives quite happily in most healthy people. A study by ...

Researchers have analyzed population genomics and metagenomics to investigate the microbiome evolution of Bacteroides fragilis, one of the most prevalent bacteria found in humans' large intestines. In ...

In a study published in Neuron on January 16, a research team led by Prof. LIU Xin'an and Prof. CHEN Zuxin from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...