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Comparative genomic analyses of freshly isolated Giardia intestinalis assemblage A isolates.
BMC genomics - 15 Sept 2015
Ankarklev Johan, Franzén Oscar, Peirasmaki Dimitra, Jerlström-Hultqvist Jon, Lebbad Marianne, Andersson Jan, Andersson Björn, Svärd Staffan G
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BACKGROUND: The diarrhea-causing protozoan Giardia intestinalis makes up a species complex of eight different assemblages (A-H), where assemblage A and B infect humans. Comparative whole-genome analyses of three of these assemblages have shown that there is significant divergence at the inter-assemblage level, however little is currently known regarding variation at the intra-assemblage level. We have performed...
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