Blastocystis EU COST Action

Blastocystis colonizes at least one billion people. It the most prevalent intestinal microbial eukaryote. A high proportion of carriers are asymptomatic. Despite a century of studies, pathogenicity of Blastocystis remains controversial. Information on prevalence, geographic distribution and host specificity is incomplete. Substantial gaps exist on environmental presence of Blastocystis. This lack of data blurs the Blastocystis landscape considerably. Our COST Action brings together experts from diverse fields and locations to support the research in this field.