Prevalence and molecular characterization of Giardia intestinalis in racehorses from the Sichuan province of southwestern China.

Giardia intestinalis, a cosmopolitan zoonotic parasite, is one of the most common causes of protozoal diarrhea in both humans and animals worldwide. Although G. intestinalis has been detected in many animals, information regarding its prevalence and genotype in Chinese racehorses is scarce. In the p...

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Main Authors: Lei Deng, Wei Li, Zhijun Zhong, Xuehan Liu, Yijun Chai, Xue Luo, Yuan Song, Wuyou Wang, Chao Gong, Xiangming Huang, Yanchun Hu, Hualin Fu, Min He, Ya Wang, Yue Zhang, Kongju Wu, Suizhong Cao, Guangneng Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5738084?pdf=render