Giardia duodenalis: Exposure to metronidazole inhibits competitive interactions between isolates of the parasite in vitro

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 679-683

  Thompson, R C A ^a   Lymbery, A J ^b   Pearce, D A ^a   Finn, K C ^a   Reynoldson, J A ^a   Meloni, B P ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GIARDIA; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 0029778765     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3283808     Document Type: Article

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