Zoonotic potential of Giardia

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 43, Issue 12-13, 2013, Pages 943-956

  Ryan, Una ^a   Cacciò, Simone M ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Giardia; Molecular characterization; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PARASITE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION;

DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; FARM ANIMAL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; MARINE SPECIES; MIXED INFECTION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PET ANIMAL; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW; TAXONOMY; TROPHOZOITE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; MAMMALIA;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; GIARDIA; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84884702292     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2013.06.001     Document Type: Review

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