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Population-based analyses of Giardia duodenalis is consistent with the clonal assemblage structure.
Parasites & vectors - 10 Aug 2012
Takumi Katsuhisa, Swart Arno, Mank Theo, Lasek-Nesselquist Erica, Lebbad Marianne, Cacciò Simone M, Sprong Hein
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BACKGROUND: Giardia duodenalis is a common protozoan parasite of humans and animals. Genetic characterization of single loci indicates the existence of eight groups called assemblages, which differ in their host distribution. Molecular analyses challenged the idea that G. duodenalis is a strictly clonal diplomonad by providing evidence of recombination within and between assemblages. Particularly,...
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