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Variation in haplotypes in single cysts of assemblages C and D, but not of assemblage E of Giardia duodenalis.
BMC microbiology - 27 Jun 2022
Veldhuis Floor L, Nijsse Rolf, Wagenaar Jaap A, Arkesteijn Ger, Kooyman Frans N J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Giardia duodenalis, a single-celled intestinal parasite, is divided into eight assemblages (A-H), with differences in host specificity. Giardia duodenalis reproduces asexually and cycles between the binucleated trophozoite (4 N) and the infectious cyst with four nuclei (16 N). Interaction between the nuclei is limited. Therefore, genetic drift causes differences in genetic make-up between the...
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