Diarrhea disorder Giardiasis caused by two different parasite species
Friday, August 21, 2009 - 12:42
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Uppsala University and the Karolinska Institute have found major genetic differences between the human variants of the intestinal parasite Giardia intestinalis. Sequencing of the genomes using the latest technologies shows that people are infected by two different Giardia species, according to a study published in the journal PLoS Pathogens today.
