Giardia duodenalis captured the attention of Leeuwenhoek in 1681 while he was examining
his own diarrheal stool, but, ironically, it did not really gain attention as a human pathogen …

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 …

Giardia duodenalis is a prevalent cause of acute diarrheal disease worldwide. However,
recent outbreaks in Italy and Norway have revealed a link between giardiasis and the …

Alteration of the intestinal microbiome by enteropathogens is commonly associated with
gastrointestinal diseases and disorders and has far-reaching consequences for overall …

Background Giardia intestinalis is a non-invasive protozoan parasite that causes giardiasis
in humans, the most common form of parasite-induced diarrhea. Disease mechanisms are …

Giardia is an important cause of diarrhoea, and results in post-infectious and extra-intestinal
complications. This chapter presents a state-of-the art of our understanding of how this …

Giardiasis is a common diarrheal disease caused by the protozoan parasite Giardia
intestinalis. Cysteine proteases (CPs) are acknowledged as virulence factors in Giardia but …

Intestinal diseases caused by protistan parasites of the genera Giardia (giardiasis),
Entamoeba (amoebiasis), Cryptosporidium (cryptosporidiosis) and Blastocystis …

Understanding how intestinal enteropathogens cause acute and chronic alterations has
direct animal and human health perspectives. Significant advances have been made on this …

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a prolonged and disabling functional gastrointestinal
disorder with the incidence rate of 18% in the world. IBS could seriously affect lifetime of …