Variable infectivity of human-derived Giardia lamblia cysts for Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus).

To determine whether gerbils can be used as a suitable animal model for giardiasis, we attempted to infect Mongolian gerbils with cysts of Giardia lamblia isolated from the stools of 10 humans with symptomatic and asymptomatic giardiasis. We obtained 100% infection with one isolate (CDC:0284:1), as...

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Published in:J Clin Microbiol
Main Authors: Visvesvara, G S, Dickerson, J W, Healy, G R
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 1988
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC266470/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3384909/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.26.5.837-841.1988
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