Draft genome sequencing of giardia intestinalis assemblage B isolate GS: is human giardiasis caused by two different species?

Giardia intestinalis is a major cause of diarrheal disease worldwide and two major Giardia genotypes, assemblages A and B, infect humans. The genome of assemblage A parasite WB was recently sequenced, and the structurally compact 11.7 Mbp genome contains simplified basic cellular machineries and met...

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Main Authors: Oscar Franzén, Jon Jerlström-Hultqvist, Elsie Castro, Ellen Sherwood, Johan Ankarklev, David S Reiner, Daniel Palm, Jan O Andersson, Björn Andersson, Staffan G Svärd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19696920/?tool=EBI