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Genotyping of Giardia in Dutch patients and animals: a phylogenetic analysis of human and animal isolates.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Jun 2006
van der Giessen J W B, de Vries A, Roos M, Wielinga Peter, Kortbeek L M, Mank T G
Abstract excerpt
Giardia duodenalis (syn. Giardia lamblia, Giardia intestinalis) is a protozoan organism that can infect the intestinal tract of many animal species including mammals. Genetic heterogeneity of G. duodenalis is well described but the zoonotic potential is still not clear. In this study, we analysed 100 Giardia DNA samples directly isolated from human stool specimens, to get more insight in the different G....
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