Novel structural components of the ventral disc and lateral crest in Giardia intestinalis.

• Main Authors: Kari D Hagen (Author), Matthew P Hirakawa (Author), Susan A House (Author), Cindi L Schwartz (Author), Jonathan K Pham (Author), Michael J Cipriano (Author), Moises J De La Torre (Author), Albert C Sek (Author), Gary Du (Author), Brystal M Forsythe (Author), Scott C Dawson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Giardia intestinalis is a ubiquitous parasitic protist that is the causative agent of giardiasis, one of the most common protozoan diarrheal diseases in the world. Giardia trophozoites attach to the intestinal epithelium using a specialized and elaborate microtubule structure, the ventral disc. Surr...