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Genetic Diversity and Prevalence of Giardia duodenalis in Qatar.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2021
Chourabi Marwa, Boughattas Sonia, Abdallah Atiyeh M, Ismail Ahmed, Behnke Jerzy M, Al-Mekhlafi Hesham M, Abu-Madi Marawan
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Background: Giardia duodenalis is a common human intestinal parasite worldwide, and the causative agent of diarrhea, with the severity of disease ranging from asymptomatic to intense and debilitating infection. G. duodenalis is known to consist of eight genetically distinct assemblages, named from A to H. No data available on the genotypes and genetic diversity of G. duodenalis circulating in Qatar. Methods: We...
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