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Genotyping Giardia duodenalis isolates from dogs: lessons from a multilocus sequence typing study.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Mar 2012
Beck Relja, Sprong Hein, Pozio Edoardo, Cacciò Simone M
Abstract excerpt
Giardiasis is a common infection of dogs, and the occurrence of both zoonotic and host-adapted assemblages of Giardia duodenalis is well documented in this host. In the current study, G. duodenalis isolates from dogs collected in Croatia from both private owners (n=44) and kennels (n=52) were analyzed at four genetic loci: the ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 (ITS), the glutamate dehydrogenase (gdh), the triosephosphate isomerase...
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