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Evidence of heterozygosity and recombinant alleles in single cysts of Giardia duodenalis.
Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria - 7 Jun 2016
Aguiar Juliana Martins, Silva Sheila Oliveira, Santos Valdir Azevedo Dos, Taniwaki Sueli Akemi, Oliveira Tricia Maria Ferreira de Sousa, Ferreira Helena Lage, Keid Lara Borges, Gregori Fábio, Soares Rodrigo Martins
Abstract excerpt
Giardia duodenalis is divided into eight assemblages (named A to H). Isolates of assemblage A are divided into four sub-assemblages (AI, AII, AIII and AIV). While isolates of sub-assemblage AII are almost exclusively detected in human hosts, isolates of assemblage B are encountered in a multitude of animal hosts and humans. Here, we isolated single cysts of G. duodenalis from a human stool sample and found that...
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