Taxonomy and molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium and Giardia–a 50 year perspective (1971–2021)

UM Ryan, Y Feng, R Fayer, L Xiao - International Journal for Parasitology, 2021 - Elsevier
The protozoan parasites Cryptosporidium and Giardia are significant causes of diarrhoea
worldwide and are responsible for numerous waterborne and foodborne outbreaks of …

Giardia duodenalis: biology and pathogenesis

RD Adam - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
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 …

Zoonotic giardiasis: an update

W Cai, U Ryan, L Xiao, Y Feng - Parasitology Research, 2021 - Springer
Giardia duodenalis is a common intestinal parasite in various hosts, with the disease
giardiasis being a zoonosis. The use of molecular typing tools has improved our …

Giardia duodenalis in humans and animals–Transmission and disease

BR Dixon - Research in veterinary science, 2021 - Elsevier
Giardia duodenalis is a protozoan parasite infecting the upper intestinal tract of humans, as
well as domestic and wild animals worldwide. Transmission of giardiasis occurs through the …

Giardia: an under-reported foodborne parasite

U Ryan, N Hijjawi, Y Feng, L Xiao - International Journal for Parasitology, 2019 - Elsevier
Foodborne zoonotic pathogens are a serious public health issue and result in significant
global economic losses. Despite their importance to public health, epidemiological data on …

[HTML][HTML] Critters and contamination: zoonotic protozoans in urban rodents and water quality

S Egan, AD Barbosa, Y Feng, L Xiao, U Ryan - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Rodents represent the single largest group within mammals and host a diverse array of
zoonotic pathogens. Urbanisation impacts wild mammals, including rodents, leading to …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular epidemiology of Giardia and Cryptosporidium infections–What's new?

RCA Thompson, A Ash - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2019 - Elsevier
New information generated since 2016 from the application of molecular tools to infections
with Giardia and Cryptosporidium is critically summarised. In the context of molecular …

Genomic comparisons confirm Giardia duodenalis sub-assemblage AII as a unique species

MH Seabolt, DM Roellig… - Frontiers in Cellular and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Giardia duodenalis is a parasitic flagellated protozoan which infects a wide range of
mammalian hosts, including humans, and is subdivided into at least eight genetic …

[HTML][HTML] Proposed taxonomic revision of Giardia duodenalis

C Wielinga, A Williams, P Monis… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Giardia duodenalis, Giardia enterica, Giardia intestinalis and Giardia lamblia are
the synonyms for a species complex of 8–11 phylogenetically distinct species of Giardia …

Occurrence, genetic characterization, and zoonotic importance of Giardia duodenalis in various species of rodents (Mus musculus, Rattus norvegicus, and Rattus …

A Asghari, MH Motazedian, Q Asgari, L Shamsi… - … and Infectious Diseases, 2022 - Elsevier
Giardia duodenalis is a well-known flagellated parasite and the causative agent of protozoal
diarrhea in animals and humans worldwide. Current study was aimed at determination of G …