Giardia's Epithelial Cell Interaction In Vitro: Mimicking Asymptomatic Infection?

The protozoan parasite Giardia duodenalis is responsible for more than 280 million cases of gastrointestinal complaints (“giardiasis”) every year, worldwide. Infections are acquired orally, mostly via uptake of cysts in contaminated drinking water. After transformation into the trophozoite stage, pa...

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Main Authors: Martin R. Kraft, Christian Klotz, Roland Bücker, Jörg-Dieter Schulzke, Toni Aebischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00421/full