Multilocus Genotyping of Human Giardia Isolates Suggests Limited Zoonotic Transmission and Association between Assemblage B and Flatulence in Children

BACKGROUND: Giardia intestinalis is one of the most common diarrhea-related parasites in humans, where infection ranges from asymptomatic to acute or chronic disease. G. intestinalis consists of eight genetically distinct genotypes or assemblages, designated A–H, and assemblages A and B can infect h...

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Autores principales: Lebbad, Marianne, Petersson, Ingvor, Karlsson, Lillemor, Botero-Kleiven, Silvia, Andersson, Jan O., Svenungsson, Bo, Svärd, Staffan G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3149019/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21829745
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001262

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