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Molecular characterization of Giardia duodenalis isolated from Semai Pahang Orang Asli (Peninsular Malaysia aborigines).
Parasitology - 1 Sept 2009
Mahdy A K Mohammed, Surin Johari, Mohd-Adnan A, Wan K-L, Lim Y A L
Abstract excerpt
This study was conducted to determine the genotypes of Giardia duodenalis isolated from human faecal samples at Pos Betau, Pahang, Malaysia. Faecal specimens were collected and examined for G. duodenalis cysts using Trichrome staining techniques. Molecular identification was carried out by the amplification of a region of the small subunit of the nuclear ribosomal RNA (SSU rRNA) gene using nested PCR and...
Topics
- Animals
- Asian People
- Feces
- Genotype
- Giardia
- Giardiasis
- Humans
- Malaysia
- Phylogeny
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Protozoan
- RNA, Ribosomal
- Rural Population
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
