New finding of Giardia intestinalis (Eukaryote, Metamonad) in Old World archaeological site using immunofluorescence and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays

In this study, nine organic sediment samples from a medieval archaeological site at Pineuilh, France, were examined for Giardia intestinalis using two commercially available immunological kits [enzyme-linked immuno sorbent and immunofluorescence (IFA) assays]. Both techniques detected G. intestinali...

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	Matthieu Le Bailly, Marcelo LC Gonçalves, Stéphanie Harter-Lailheugue, Frédéric Prodéo, Adauto Araujo, Françoise Bouchet
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2008-05-01
Subjects:	paleoparasitology ELISA IFA Giardia intestinalis
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000300013