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Extensive testing of a multi-locus sequence typing scheme for Giardia duodenalis assemblage A confirms its good discriminatory power.
Parasites & vectors - 26 Dec 2022
Klotz Christian, Sannella Anna Rosa, Weisz Filip, Chaudhry Umer, Sroka Jacek, Tůmová Pavla, Nohýnková Eva, Ignatius Ralf, Aebischer Toni, Betson Martha, Troell Karin, Cacciò Simone M
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BACKGROUND: The flagellated parasite Giardia duodenalis is a major and global cause of diarrhoeal disease. Eight genetically very distinct groups, known as assemblages A to H, have been recognized in the G. duodenalis species complex, two of which (assemblages A and B) infect humans and other mammalian hosts. Informative typing schemes are essential to understand transmission pathways, characterize outbreaks and...
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