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The development of IBS-like symptoms has been linked to the overgrowth of\n                      <jats:italic>Candida<\/jats:italic>\n                      spp. In addition, the critical role of fungi has been highlighted in the pathogenesis of IBD. This study investigated the association between\n                      <jats:italic>Blastocystis<\/jats:italic>\n                      and selected yeasts in IBS and IBD patients.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This investigation is a cross-sectional study from 2022 to 2024, performed on 91 participants, including 20 healthy individuals, 27 patients with IBS, and 44 IBD patients [39 with ulcerative colitis (UC; 88.63%) and 5 (11.37%) Crohn\u2019s disease (CD)], who were also categorized based on the presence of\n                      <jats:italic>Blastocystis<\/jats:italic>\n                      . Total DNA was extracted from stool samples, and the presence and quantity of yeasts including\n                      <jats:italic>C. albicans, C. tropicalis, C. glabrata, C. parapsilosis, C. krusei, Geotrichum candidum, Rhodotorula<\/jats:italic>\n                      spp.,\n                      <jats:italic>Cryptococcus neoformans<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and\n                      <jats:italic>Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/jats:italic>\n                      were evaluated by real-time PCR. Statistical tests were used to assess significant associations between variables.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic>Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>C. albicans<\/jats:italic>\n                      were the most prevalent yeasts in all groups.\n                      <jats:italic>Candida tropicalis<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>C. neoformans<\/jats:italic>\n                      were identified in neither patients nor healthy subjects. The presence\/absence of\n                      <jats:italic>C. albicans<\/jats:italic>\n                      was not significantly different between patients with IBD, IBS, and the control groups. This was similar for\n                      <jats:italic>G. candidum<\/jats:italic>\n                      . However, there was a difference in the presence of\n                      <jats:italic>S. cerevisiae<\/jats:italic>\n                      among patients, although it was insignificant (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      -value = 0.077). There was a significant difference in the quantity of\n                      <jats:italic>C. albicans<\/jats:italic>\n                      between IBD (880.421 \u00b1 2140.504), IBS (10.307 \u00b1 15.206), and controls (2875.888 \u00b1 8383.889) (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      -value = 0.020). Specifically, the source of difference was seen between IBD patients and the control group (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      -value = 0.005). In addition, considering the presence of\n                      <jats:italic>Blastocystis<\/jats:italic>\n                      , a statistically significant association was seen between the number of\n                      <jats:italic>C. albicans<\/jats:italic>\n                      and the sample groups (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      -value = 0.013). The quantity of\n                      <jats:italic>C. albicans<\/jats:italic>\n                      was significantly different between IBS and IBD patients.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Regarding the presence of\n                      <jats:italic>Blastocystis<\/jats:italic>\n                      , the quantity of\n                      <jats:italic>C. albicans<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>S. cerevisiae<\/jats:italic>\n                      was increased and decreased in the studied groups, respectively. This is a preliminary study, and eukaryote\u2013eukaryote association in IBS and IBD patients should be considered in further studies.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2025.1514587","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,13]],"date-time":"2025-02-13T02:09:14Z","timestamp":1739412554000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["A preliminary study of the association between Blastocystis and quantification of selected yeasts in IBD and IBS 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