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The prevalence was higher in both cats and dogs, in age groups younger than one year and in females according to gender. Sequence analysis revealed Blastocystis sp. ST10 in cats and Blastocystis sp. ST1, ST10 and ST30 in dogs. The sequences obtained were deposited in Genbank. In conclusion, stray cats and dogs may be a source of infection for other cats and dogs, and the detection of zoonotic ST1 in dogs suggests that dogs may be a reservoir for human infection.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.24425\/pjvs.2024.151732","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,20]],"date-time":"2024-09-20T06:55:45Z","timestamp":1726815345000},"page":"389-395","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Molecular detection and subtype distribution of Blastocystis sp. from shelter dogs and cats in Van, Turkey: First report of ST10 in cats and ST1, ST10 and ST30 in dogs"],"prefix":"10.24425","author":[{"given":"A.","family":"Ayan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"B.","family":"Aslan \u00c7elik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Siirt University, Siirt, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"\u00d6.Y.","family":"\u00c7elik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Siirt University, Siirt, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"A.B.","family":"Y\u0131lmaz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"\u00d6.","family":"Orun\u00e7 K\u0131l\u0131n\u00e7","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"\u00d6zalp Vocational School, Van Y\u00fcz\u00fcnc\u00fc Y\u0131l University, Van, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"\u00d6.","family":"Oktay Ayan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"37468","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref0","unstructured":"Albakri HS, Al-ani AJ (2016) Detection of Blastocystis in cats in Nineveh province-Iraq. 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