Molecular genotyping, diversity studies and high-resolution molecular markers unveiled by microsatellites in Giardia duodenalis.

• Main Authors: Maurício Durigan (Author), Claudio Benício Cardoso-Silva (Author), Maísa Ciampi-Guillardi (Author), Guilherme Toledo-Silva (Author), Gustavo M Mori (Author), Regina M B Franco (Author), Anete P Souza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Giardia duodenalis (synonyms G. lamblia and G. intestinalis) is an enteric protozoan parasite of a wide range of mammalian hosts, including humans and various domestic and wild animals. There is considerable genetic variability in G. duodenalis and isolates of this par...