Host specificity in the Giardia duodenalis species complex

• Published in: Infection, genetics and evolution Vol. 66; pp. 335 - 345
• Main Authors: Cacciò, Simone M., Lalle, Marco, Svärd, Staffan G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.12.2018
• Subjects: Canidae; cats; DNA; gastrointestinal system; genetic distance; genetic variation; Genomics; Giardia duodenalis; Giardia lamblia; Host specificity; Host-parasite interactions; hosts; human diseases; humans; In vivo models; in vivo studies; parasites; Pinnipedia; rodents; In vivo models; Giardia duodenalis; Genomics; Host specificity; Host-parasite interactions

Giardia duodenalis is a unicellular flagellated parasite that infects the gastrointestinal tract of a wide range of mammalian species, including humans. Investigations of protein and DNA polymorphisms revealed that G. duodenalis should be considered as a species complex, whose members, despite being...