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Genotyping of Giardia duodenalis cysts by new real-time PCR assays for detection of mixed infections in human samples.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Mar 2010
Almeida Andre, Pozio Edoardo, Cacciò Simone M
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Of the seven genetic groups, or assemblages, currently recognized in the Giardia duodenalis species complex, only assemblages A and B are associated with human infection, but they also infect other mammals. Recent investigations have suggested the occurrence of genetic exchanges among isolates of G. duodenalis, and the application of assemblage-specific PCR has shown both assemblages A and B in a significant...
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