Confirmation of a unique species of Giardia, parasitic in the quenda (Isoodon obesulus)

The ‘quenda genotype’ of Giardia was first identified in quenda (syn. southern brown bandicoots, Isoodon obesulus) in Western Australia in 2004. We aimed to formally describe this genotype as a species of Giardia, Giardia peramelis. Seventy five faecal samples positive for G. peramelis were obtained...

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Main Authors: Alison Hillman, Amanda Ash, Aileen Elliot, Alan Lymbery, Catherine Perez, R.C. Andrew Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224416300025