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Identification of a novel assemblage G subgenotype and a zoonotic assemblage B in rodent isolates of Giardia duodenalis in the Canary Islands, Spain.
Parasitology - 1 Feb 2014
Fernández-Álvarez Ángela, Martín-Alonso Aarón, Abreu-Acosta Néstor, Feliu Carlos, Hugot Jean-Pierre, Valladares Basilio, Foronda Pilar
Abstract excerpt
The flagellated parasite Giardia duodenalis is known as one of the most common causes of protozoal diarrhoea in both humans and animals worldwide. The aim of the present work was to perform the first study of G. duodenalis in rodents in the Canary Islands (Spain) and analyse the level of genetic variation and the potential zoonotic role of the isolates. Stool samples were collected from 284 wild rodents and...
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