Infections by the protozoan enteroparasites Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp
are a major cause of morbidity in children attending day care facilities in developed …

Background Blastocystis spp.(Blastocystis) is a widely distributed gastrointestinal protist
frequently reported in countries with tropical and sub-tropical climate. We sought to …

Entamoeba histolytica is an intestinal parasite that is located in the lumen of the human
intestine and can attack the epithelium. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are effective against …

Globally, there are greater than 700,000 deaths per year associated with diarrheal disease.
The flagellated intestinal parasite, Giardia lamblia, is one of the most common intestinal …

Background: Giardia intestinalis is one of the most common causes of diarrhoea worldwide.
Molecular techniques have greatly improved our understanding of the taxonomy and …

Entamoeba histolytica, the protozoan parasite that causes amebic dysentery, greatly
contributes to disease burden in the developing world. Efforts to exhaustively characterize …

Giardia duodenalis colonizes the gastrointestinal tract of a wide range of hosts, including
humans and other primates. It is grouped into eight different Assemblages and, beyond that …

Although Cryptospridium hominis is the dominant Cryptosporidium species infecting
humans, immune responses to cognate antigens in C. hominis-infected persons have not …

Context Cryptosporidium spp. is a zoonotic infection, now being recognized as a significant
cause of diarrhea in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. However …

Molecular approaches are best suited for epidemiologic purposes and for selected clinical
conditions such as early identification of treatable agents in at-risk patients, rather than for …