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 …

The eukaryotic intestinal parasite Giardia intestinalis was first described in 1681, when
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek undertook a microscopic examination of his own diarrhoeal …

In this review, the current status of genomic and proteomic research on Giardia is examined
in terms of evolutionary biology, phylogenetic relationships and taxonomy. The review also …

Background Giardia intestinalis is a protozoan parasite that causes diarrhea in a wide range
of mammalian species. To further understand the genetic diversity between the Giardia …

Background The major human intestinal pathogen Giardia lamblia is a very early branching
eukaryote with a minimal genome of broad evolutionary and biological interest. Results To …

G iardia duodenalis is a protozoan intestinal parasite that causes a significant number of
infections worldwide each year, particularly in low-income and developing countries …

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 …

Abstract Objectives The protozoan parasite Giardia lamblia causes giardiasis, a persistent
diarrhoea. Nitro drugs such as the nitroimidazole metronidazole and the nitrothiazolide …

Nucleoli are subcellular compartments where transcription and maturation of pre-ribosomal
RNAs occur. While the transcription of ribosomal RNAs is common to all living cells, the …

This review presents the main cell organelles and structures of two important protist
parasites, Giardia intestinalis, and Trichomonas vaginalis; many are unusual and are not …