| detection of blastocystis from stool samples using real-time pcr. | we developed a real-time lc pcr assay to detect a 152 bp sequence in an uncharacterized region of the blastocystis genome. the described assay detected 11 of 11 atcc strains of blastocystis from subtypes 1, 3, and 4. three of three stool samples from oregon and california military personnel that were negative for blastocystis by an ova and parasite test as well as a conventional pcr assay were positive for blastocystis using our real-time lc pcr assay. diagnosis of blastocystis infections using ... | 2008 | 18488250 |