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What's in a name?

Trends in parasitology - 1 Jun 2005

Bowman Dwight D

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The names of organisms have major impacts on the geopolitical world. The current state of flux in the taxonomy of the genera Cryptosporidium and Giardia illustrates the effects that names can have on environmental and governmental policy. Taxonomy remains a vital science that is very much alive in the application of modern methods for describing morphologically cryptic species.

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PMID: 15922246
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2005.04.008

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