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Detection of assemblages A and B of Giardia duodenalis in water and sewage from São Paulo state, Brazil.
Journal of water and health - 1 Jun 2011
Fernandes Licia Natal, de Souza Patrícia Pereira, de Araújo Ronalda Silva, Razzolini Maria Tereza Pepe, Soares Rodrigo Martins, Sato Maria Inês Zanoli, Hachich Elayse Maria, Cutolo Silvana Audrá, Matté Glavur Rogério, Matté Maria Helena
Abstract excerpt
Giardia duodenalis is a protozoan that parasitizes humans and other mammals and causes giardiasis. Although its isolates have been divided into seven assemblages, named A to G, only A and B have been detected in human faeces. Assemblage A isolates are commonly divided into two genotypes, Al and All. Even though information about the presence of this protozoan in water and sewage is available in Brazil, it is...
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