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Christen Rune Stensvold

Christen Rune Stensvold

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Microbiology

D-Index
63
Citations
12373
World Ranking
2778
National Ranking
42

Overview

Christen Rune Stensvold is affiliated with the Statens Serum Institut in Denmark. Their research work primarily focuses on parasitology and related fields within medicine and immunology. The scholar has contributed notably to areas including parasitic infections and diagnostics, amoebic infections and treatments, and parasitic infections in humans and animals, among other topics.

Their academic output spans several specialized subfields such as parasitology, infectious diseases, pathology and forensic medicine, endocrinology, and molecular biology. The breadth of these subfields aligns with the main fields of study identified as medicine and immunology and microbiology.

Frequent venues for their publications include:

  • Trends in Parasitology
  • Microorganisms
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Parasite Epidemiology and Control
  • Protist

Stensvold's recent published papers illustrate central themes in their research. These include:

  • Pre-empting Pandora's Box: Blastocystis Subtypes Revisited, 2020, Trends in Parasitology
  • Blastocystis, 2020, Trends in Parasitology
  • High Diversity of Cryptosporidium Species and Subtypes Identified in Cryptosporidiosis Acquired in Sweden and Abroad, 2021, Pathogens
  • Parasites modulate the gut-microbiome in insects: A proof-of-concept study, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • A Study on the Prevalence and Subtype Diversity of the Intestinal Protist Blastocystis sp. in a Gut-Healthy Human Population in the Czech Republic, 2020, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

The scientist collaborates regularly with other researchers, with frequent co-authors including Henrik Nielsen, Lee O'Brien Andersen, Pikka Jokelainen, Marianne Lebbad, and Kateřina Jirků-Pomajbíková. Their collaborative network reflects ongoing research activity in parasitology and infectious diseases.

Main research topics addressed by Stensvold's work encompass:

  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Amoebic Infections and Treatments
  • Parasitic infections in humans and animals
  • Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research
  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Parasites and Host Interactions

Their scientific output has contributed to understanding various parasitic organisms, with focus on Blastocystis and other intestinal protists, including their diversity, epidemiology, and interactions with the host and the microbiome.

Best Publications

  • Terminology for Blastocystis subtypes – a consensus

    C. Rune Stensvold;G. Kumar Suresh;Kevin S.W. Tan;R.C. Andrew Thompson

  • Variable geographic distribution of Blastocystis subtypes and its potential implications.

    Mohammed A. Alfellani;C. Rune Stensvold;Amparo Vidal-Lapiedra;Emeh Sunday Uche Onuoha

  • Genetic diversity of blastocystis in livestock and zoo animals

    Mohammed A. Alfellani;Derya Taner-Mulla;Alison S. Jacob;Christine Atim Imeede

  • Current status of Blastocystis: A personal view

    C. Rune Stensvold;C. Graham Clark

  • Subtype distribution of Blastocystis isolates from synanthropic and zoo animals and identification of a new subtype

    C. Rune Stensvold;Mohammed A. Alfellani;Sara Nørskov-Lauritsen;Katrine Prip

  • Recent developments in Blastocystis research.

    C Graham Clark;Mark van der Giezen;Mohammed A Alfellani;Mohammed A Alfellani;C Rune Stensvold

  • The microbial eukaryote Blastocystis is a prevalent and diverse member of the healthy human gut microbiota

    Pauline D. Scanlan;Christen R. Stensvold;Mirjana Rajilić-Stojanović;Mirjana Rajilić-Stojanović;Hans G.H.J. Heilig

  • Blastocystis subtypes detected in humans and animals from Colombia

    Juan David Ramírez;Laura Viviana Sánchez;Diana Carolina Bautista;Andrés Felipe Corredor

  • Molecular Testing for Clinical Diagnosis and Epidemiological Investigations of Intestinal Parasitic Infections

    Jaco J. Verweij;C. Rune Stensvold

  • Pre-empting Pandora's Box: Blastocystis Subtypes Revisited.

    Christen Rune Stensvold;C. Graham Clark

  • Blastocystis in Health and Disease—Are We Moving from a Clinical to a Public Health Perspective?

    Lee O'Brien Andersen;Christen Rune Stensvold

  • Blastocystis: unravelling potential risk factors and clinical significance of a common but neglected parasite.

    CR Stensvold;HC Lewis;Anette Marie Hammerum;Lone Jannok Porsbo

  • Detecting Blastocystis using parasitologic and DNA-based methods: a comparative study.

    C. Rune Stensvold;Maiken C. Arendrup;Cathrine Jespersgaard;Kåre Mølbak

  • Are Human Intestinal Eukaryotes Beneficial or Commensals

    Julius Lukeš;Christen Rune Stensvold;Kateřina Jirků-Pomajbíková;Laura Wegener Parfrey

  • Levels of genetic diversity vary dramatically between Blastocystis subtypes.

    C. Rune Stensvold;Mohammed Alfellani;C. Graham Clark

  • Pursuing the clinical significance of Blastocystis--diagnostic limitations.

    C. Rune Stensvold;Henrik V. Nielsen;Kåre Mølbak;Huw V. Smith

  • Blastocystis sp. Subtype 4 is Common in Danish Blastocystis-Positive Patients Presenting with Acute Diarrhea

    Christen Rune Stensvold;Dorte Bang Christiansen;Katharina Elisabeth Pribil Olsen;Henrik Vedel Nielsen

  • Associations between Gut Microbiota and Common Luminal Intestinal Parasites

    Christen Rune Stensvold;Mark van der Giezen

  • Detection of Blastocystis hominis in unpreserved stool specimens by using polymerase chain reaction.

    Rune Stensvold;Anna Brillowska-Dabrowska;Henrik Vedel Nielsen;Maiken Cavling Arendrup

  • Blastocystis: getting to grips with our guileful guest

    Pauline D. Scanlan;Christen R. Stensvold

  • Increased Sampling Reveals Novel Lineages of Entamoeba: Consequences of Genetic Diversity and Host Specificity for Taxonomy and Molecular Detection

    C. Rune Stensvold;Marianne Lebbad;Emma L. Victory;Jaco J. Verweij

  • A retrospective metagenomics approach to studying Blastocystis

    Lee O'Brien Andersen;Ida Bonde;Henrik Bjørn Nielsen;Christen Rune Stensvold

  • Molecular epidemiology of Blastocystis infections in Turkey.

    Mustafa Özyurt;Özgür Kurt;Kåre Mølbak;Henrik Vedel Nielsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Kåre Mølbak
Kåre Mølbak Statens Serum Institut
Andreas Petersen
Andreas Petersen Copenhagen University Hospital
Karen A. Krogfelt
Karen A. Krogfelt Statens Serum Institut
Maiken Cavling Arendrup
Maiken Cavling Arendrup Statens Serum Institut
Peter Nejsum
Peter Nejsum Aarhus University
Paul D. Cotter
Paul D. Cotter University College Cork
C. Graham Clark
C. Graham Clark London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Rebecca J. Traub
Rebecca J. Traub City University of Hong Kong
Maria Vang Johansen
Maria Vang Johansen University of Copenhagen
Pierre Dorny
Pierre Dorny Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp

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