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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular epidemiologic tools for waterborne pathogens Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis

L Xiao, Y Feng - Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 2017 - Elsevier
Molecular diagnostic tools have played an important role in improving our understanding of
the transmission of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis, which are two of the most …

[HTML][HTML] Giardia duodenalis genetic assemblages and hosts

MF Heyworth - Parasite, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Techniques for sub-classifying morphologically identical Giardia duodenalis trophozoites
have included comparisons of the electrophoretic mobility of enzymes and of chromosomes …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular epidemiology of Giardia and Cryptosporidium infections

RCA Thompson, A Ash - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2016 - Elsevier
Giardia and Cryptosporidium are ubiquitous enteric protozoan pathogens of vertebrates.
Although recognised as the aetiological agents of disease in humans and domestic animals …

[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 …

Molecular epidemiology of giardiasis from a veterinary perspective

U Ryan, A Zahedi - Advances in parasitology, 2019 - Elsevier
A total of eight Giardia species are accepted. These include: Giardia duodenalis (syn.
Giardia intestinalis and Giardia lamblia), which infects humans and animals, Giardia agilis …

Detection of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. in Environmental Water Samples: A Journey into the Past and New Perspectives

MS Fradette, AI Culley, SJ Charette - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Among the major issues linked with producing safe water for consumption is the presence of
the parasitic protozoa Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. Since they are both …

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 …