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Molecular typing of Giardia duodenalis in humans in Queensland - first report of Assemblage E.
Parasitology - 1 Aug 2017
Zahedi Alireza, Field Daniel, Ryan Una
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Little is known about the genetic diversity of the protozoan parasite, Giardia duodenalis, infecting humans in Queensland, Australia. The present study typed 88 microscopically Giardia-positive isolates using assemblage-specific primers at the triose phosphate isomerase (tpi) gene and sequenced a subset of isolates at the glutamate dehydrogenase (gdh) gene (n = 30) and tpi locus (n = 27). Using the tpi-assemblage...
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