Giardia lamblia is one of the most common causes of intestinal disease in humans. To adapt
to environments both inside and outside of the host's small intestine, this protozoan parasite …

Microbiologists have long been intrigued by the ability of parasitic organisms to adapt to
changes in the environment. Since most parasites occupy several niches during their …

Giardia lamblia is a widespread flagellated parasite of mammalian species, including
humans, and is regarded as the most common cause of protozoan diarrhea worldwide …

Giardia lamblia, a parasite of humans, is a major source of waterborne diarrhoeal disease.
Giardia is also an excellent system to study basic biochemical processes because it is a …

Giardia lamblia is a flagellated protozoan that causes watery diarrhea worldwide but the
mechanisms of pathogenicity and the major host defenses against Giardia infection are not …

Giardia is a relatively simple eukaryotic microbe, causing acute and chronic diarrhea which
has been used as a model to understand complex biological processes occurring in …

To colonize the human small intestine, Giardia lamblia monitors a dynamic environment.
Trophozoites attach to enterocytes that mature and die. The parasites must 'decide'whether …

In the relationships between host and parasites, there is a cross‐talk that involves diverse
mechanisms developed by two different genetic systems during years of evolution. On the …

Giardiasis is a neglected parasitic disease that affects primarily children, in whom it delays
physical and mental development. The pathophysiology of giardiasis in not well understood …

Giardiasis represents one of the most common parasitic diseases of humans, food-
producing animals and pets, and it occurs throughout the World. Infected hosts may present …