Genetic heterogeneity at the β-giardin locus among human and animal isolates of Giardia duodenalis and identification of potentially zoonotic subgenotypes

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 207-213

  Lalle, Marco ^a   Pozio, Edoardo ^a   Capelli, Gioia ^b   Bruschi, Fabrizio ^c   Crotti, Daniele ^d   Cacciò, Simone M ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Silvestrini   (Italy)

Author keywords

Giardia duodenalis; Human; Molecular typing; Zoonotic transmission; giardin

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETA GIARDIN GENE; CAT; CATTLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; DOG; FEMALE; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; HOST RANGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 13844257272     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2004.10.022     Document Type: Article

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