Academic, studying the role of gut parasites in the microbiome and in health and disease. Chair of Blastocystis under one health COST Action. #Blastocystis
Anastasios (Tasos) Tsaousis
The conoid is a structure in #Apicomplexans that extrudes during egress, gliding motility & invasion. This study shows that the coiled-coil protein RNG2 tethers the conoid to the apical polar ring in #Toxoplasma and is essential for invasion @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/489blpq
Many thanks to the @microbiologysociety.org for inviting me to give a talk on #Blastocystis during the #microbio26 in Belfast! It was such a great opportunity to share the work of our @blastocystiscost.bsky.social as well! @costprogramme.bsky.social
New preprint paper from our lab:
Diet dominates, but #biochar contributes: longitudinal effects of biochar supplementation on the beef cattle #microbiome
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New paper/commentary emphasising the need of proper research and controls for interpreting #Blastocystis research!
#gutmicrobiome
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Last week we organised a #Blastocystis genomics training school as part of our @blastocystiscost.bsky.social Action and it was a great success! Many thanks to Martin and Katka for their hospitality and everyone for attending! Stay tuned!
Our @blastocystiscost.bsky.social Action’s leadership along with the WG1 leadership are in Rome building the outputs on the epidemiological study of #Blastocystis and its prevalence in #Europe! #Blastie joined them as well! @costprogramme.bsky.social @ciliategal.bsky.social
So happy to announce our new preprint, “A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes.” We cultured a novel amoeba from Lassen Volcanic NP (CA, USA) that divides at 63°C (145°F) 🔥 - a new record for euk growth!
#protistsonsky 🧵
New paper out from our lab:
Microbial & Metabolic Signatures Among #Blastocystis Subtypes (ST1–ST9) in Xenic Cultures: ST3 shows distinct microbial & metabolite patterns (↑SCFAs, ↓benzoate, unique biomarkers).
Read here:
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The effect of gregarine (Apicomplexa) colonisation on the functional response of the amphipod host
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New paper from our lab: Molecular Prevalence and Genotyping of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in Cattle from Central Algeria
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Blastocystis is the most prevalent intestinal protist in humans, yet its role in gut health remains poorly understood. Increasing evidence suggests su…
Gregarines are a notably understudied but widespread group of protists that colonise aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates. This limited understanding…
Acta Parasitologica - Purpose Enterocytozoon bieneusi is an obligate intracellular eukaryotic parasite of the phylum Microsporidia that infects a wide range of hosts, including humans. In Algeria,...
