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Occurrence and diversity of Giardia duodenalis assemblages in livestock in the UK.
Transboundary and emerging diseases - 1 Dec 2014
Minetti C, Taweenan W, Hogg R, Featherstone C, Randle N, Latham S M, Wastling J M
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Giardia duodenalis is a common intestinal parasite in humans and a wide range of livestock species. It is a genetically heterogeneous parasite that has been characterized in seven distinct genetic assemblages or cryptic species, and molecular markers can be used to differentiate both animal-specific and potentially zoonotic genotypes. Little is known about G. duodenalis and the range of assemblages occurring in...
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