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- Title
Genotype Analysis of Giardia Isolated from Asymptomatic Children in Northern Portugal.
- Authors
ALMEIDA, ANDRÉ A.; DELGADO, MARIA L.; SOARES, SÓNIA C.; CASTRO, ANTÓNIO O.; MOREIRA, MARIA J.; MENDONÇA, CARLA M.; CANADA, NUNO B.; CORREIA DA COSTA, JOSÉ M.
- Abstract
The article reports on a study which examines Giardia duodenalis cysts using genotype analysis in Portugal. Giardia duodenalis cyst is a protozoan flagellate that is associated with diarrhea in mammals including humans. Human fecal samples were randomly obtained from 190 persons in a Portuguese parochial center. Fecal samples were delivered to the laboratory and were processed using formalin-ethyl acetate sedimentation. Giardia duodenalis cysts were detected in 7 of the 190 samples.
- Publication
Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 2006, Vol 53, pS177
- ISSN
1066-5234
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00222.x