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 …

Virulence in pathogenic protozoa is often tied to secretory processes such as the expression
of adhesins on parasite surfaces or the secretion of proteases to assisted in tissue invasion …

Myeloid leukemia factor 1 (Mlf1) was identified as a proto-oncoprotein that affects
hematopoietic differentiation in humans. However, its cellular function remains elusive …

The protozoan parasite Giardia lamblia has traditionally been reported as lacking
peroxisomes, organelles involved in fatty acid metabolism and detoxification of reactive …

Differentiation into environmentally resistant cysts is required for transmission of the
ubiquitous intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia. Encystation in Giardia requires the production …

The manner in which membrane-associated proteins interact with the membrane defines
their subcellular fate and function. This interaction relies on the characteristics of the …

Several aspects of the eukaryotic cell suggest that the nucleus is of symbiotic origin. The
nucleus forms, via its perinuclear structures, the primary eukaryotic agent known also as the …

Over the past years, the subcellular organization of the Excavata member Giardia lamblia
(syn. duodenalis, intestinalis) has been investigated in considerable detail. There are …

Giardia intestinalis is a human parasite that causes a diarrheal disease in developing
countries. G. intestinalis has a cytoskeleton (CSK) composed of microtubules and …

Giardia duodenalis is a cosmopolitan zoonotic protozoan parasite causing giardiasis, one of
the most common diarrhoeal diseases in human and animals. Beyond its public health …