Table 2. Effect of Blastocystis on AOM-induced ACF and adenomas formation in the colon of AOM treated Wistar rats as well as AOM and Blastocystis co-infected Wistar rats.

Groups	ACF Incidence	ACF multiplicity/cm	Adenomas incidence	No. of adenomas/colon
AOM	6/6.	24 ± 4	0/6	0
AOM + Blastocystis	6/6.	38 ± 5*	2/6.	2.5 ± 3

Values shown are mean values ± SD

*Significantly different from AOM group by Student’s t—test (P <0.01)