Tsaousis laboratory is interested in methods to investigate the parasitic and free-living microbial eukaryotes living in diverse and extreme environments.
Canterbury, England
Joined March 2018
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The #Blastocystis Biobank: a curated, multi-host biological resource of cultures, nucleic acids, metabolites, and stool-derived aliquots with a controlled-access virtual catalogue for global research.
@BlastocystisC
@Blastocystis
@COSTprogramme
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Honoured to be included in the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists list for a third consecutive year (single-year, 2025-2026), ranked 372nd globally in Mycology & Parasitology.
Huge thanks to my lab and the @BlastocystisC #Blastocystis network. ๐ฌ๐ #Parasitology
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Podcast on #Blastocystis by the leads of our COST Action
๐It's the most abundant eukaryotic microbe in humansโฆ But what role does it play?
Listen in to this month's Microbe Talk as Lilly chats with @ADTsaousis and Dr Varol Tunali to talk about what the evidence is actually uncovering about Blastocystis๐ microb.io/4hEiYt3
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๐It's the most abundant eukaryotic microbe in humansโฆ But what role does it play?
Listen in to this month's Microbe Talk as Lilly chats with @ADTsaousis and Dr Varol Tunali to talk about what the evidence is actually uncovering about Blastocystis๐ microb.io/4hEiYt3
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๐ฌ๐ Happy #InternationalMicroorganismDay!
Today we celebrate the incredible microbial world and the huge questions hiding within it.
For me, one fascinating example is Blastocystis ๐ฆ ๐
Small organism. Big questions. #OneHealth
#Blastocystis #Microbiome #COSTAction
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1/ ๐ฆ New preprint: what shapes the gut microbiome of farmed decapods โ the host, or the water it lives in?
We went back to the raw reads from 24 public BioProjects: 698 gut samples, 10 species, one harmonised pipeline.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.โฆ
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New preprint paper from our @TsaousisLab : A longitudinal intervention study on the impact of hardwood #biochar on the lower gastrointestinal #microbiome of UK beef cattle @SSRN
@WedwardsSci
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.โฆ
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New paper from a laarge collaborative consortium:
Local High-Protein, Plant-Based Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food Enhances... sciencedirect.com/science/arโฆ
New paper: my recently graduated PhD student @Yaseen_AL_Glize led the first molecular survey of Cryptosporidium & Giardia in Algerian equines (n=197). Prevalence: 34% Cryptosporidium, 4.6% Giardia. A zoonotic C. parvum subtype was also found. #OneHealth
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/โฆ
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13 years today at the @UniKent! ๐
Itโs been an incredible journey of research, teaching, mentoring, collaborations, and more deadlines (and coffee!) than I can count.
My biggest thank you goes to my amazing lab @TsaousisLab ! โฆ/2
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Yesterday, along with my @TsaousisLab, @AgrosBiome and the Quex research team we visited the farm where we are going to establish new feeding trials for the cows ll! Pilot study starting in Autumn this year, so do stay tuned!
#cattle #cattlehealth #microbiome #lowmethane #cows
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Our commentary on the role of #Blastocystis and #Urticaria:
We argue for better evidence: longitudinal sampling, quantitative detection, subtype/allele resolution, validated urticaria outcomes, and clearance-linked clinical endpoints.
doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.002167
#OneHealth
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New publication from our lab: Rewilding reshapes gut #microbiomes and parasite exposure in European #bison
sciencedirect.com/science/arโฆ
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Happy to share our latest review in @ACS_Infectious on #Leishmania, Beyond the Sand Fly and the Macrophage.
We argue that tackling #leishmaniasis requires a deeper understanding of parasite biology, persistence, and host-vector interactions.
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102โฆ
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Today is World Chagas Disease Day!
At #ICOPA2026, the scientific program brings together the disciplines needed to understand diseases like this in full.
๐ bit.ly/44bP7C8
#Parasitology #GlobalHealth @WorldFedPara
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Many thanks to the @MicrobioSocfor inviting me to speak at #microbio26 in Belfast (Ireland), where I discussed #Blastocystis and its role in health and "disease" through the pioneering work we are developing in our @TsaousisLab, with support from theย @BlastocystisC Action.
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Last week our Action was at the Institute of Parasitology at part of the #Blastocystis genomics training school! Many thanks to the organisers and attendees for making this possible! @COSTprogramme #genomics #sciencewithoutborders
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โผ๏ธ Call for papers ๐จ
An upcoming Special Issue in Parasitology will examine the mechanisms through which climate change drives infectious disease risk and adaptation.
Submission deadline: 31st July 2026
More info: cambridge.org/core/journals/โฆ
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We have put together this commentary not to criticise any work but to highlight that is necessary to ensure that proper research is done on #Blastocystis! Spread the word!
link.springer.com/article/10โฆ
New paper/commentary from our COST Action emphasising the need of proper research and controls for interpreting #Blastocystis research!
@COSTprogramme
rdcu.be/fbrCh
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New paper/commentary from our COST Action emphasising the need of proper research and controls for interpreting #Blastocystis research!
@COSTprogramme
rdcu.be/fbrCh