Genotyping of Giardia in Dutch patients and animals: A phylogenetic analysis of human and animal isolates

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 849-858

  van der Giessen, J W B ^a   de Vries, A ^a   Roos, M ^a   Wielinga, Peter ^a   Kortbeek, L M ^a   Mank, T G ^b  

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

^b Laboratory of Public Health Haarlem   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

18S rRNA; Giardia; Glutamate dehydrogenase; Molecular genetics; Phylogenetic analysis; Zoonotic disease

Indexed keywords

DNA; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; RNA 18S;

BIOASSAY; DNA; GENOTYPE; HETEROGENEITY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MAMMAL; PHYLOGENETICS; PROTOZOAN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FECES ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; ZOONOSES;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33745037760     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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