Nomenclature and genetic groupings of giardia infecting mammals

Parasitology Today

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 210-213

  Thompson, R C A ^a   Hopkins, R M ^b   Homan, W L ^c  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; BIRD; CAT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA; GIARDIA AGILIS; GIARDIA ARDEAE; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; GIARDIA MURIS; GIARDIA PSITTACI; HUMAN; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; RAT; RODENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY; WILDLIFE;

BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; GIARDIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034192007     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(99)01624-5     Document Type: Review

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