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Enhanced detection of Giardia duodenalis mixed assemblage infections in pre-weaned dairy calves using next generation sequencing.
Veterinary parasitology - 1 Apr 2022
Hublin Josephine S Y, Maloney Jenny G, George Nadja S, Molokin Aleksey, Lombard Jason E, Urie Natalie J, Shivley Chelsey B, Santin Monica
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Giardia duodenalis is one of the most common parasitic causes of gastrointestinal illness in humans worldwide with widespread infections in mammalian hosts. It frequently infects cattle, producing a high number of cysts. Cattle can harbor both host-adapted assemblage E and human pathogenic assemblages A and B. Previous studies have demonstrated that conventional molecular methods lack the sensitivity required for...
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