The protozoan parasites Cryptosporidium and Giardia are significant causes of diarrhoea
worldwide and are responsible for numerous waterborne and foodborne outbreaks of …

Giardia duodenalis (syn. Giardia lamblia and Giardia intestinalis) is a common intestinal
parasite of humans and mammals worldwide. Assessing the zoonotic transmission of the …

Molecular diagnostic tools have been used recently in assessing the taxonomy, zoonotic
potential, and transmission of Giardia species and giardiasis in humans and animals. The …

Foodborne zoonotic pathogens are a serious public health issue and result in significant
global economic losses. Despite their importance to public health, epidemiological data on …

Molecular diagnostic tools have played an important role in improving our understanding of
the transmission of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis, which are two of the most …

There has been an explosion of descriptions of new species of Cryptosporidium during the
last two decades. This has been accompanied by confusion regarding the criteria for …

Techniques for sub-classifying morphologically identical Giardia duodenalis trophozoites
have included comparisons of the electrophoretic mobility of enzymes and of chromosomes …

Human giardiasis, caused by the intestinal flagellate Giardia duodenalis, is considered a
zoonotic infection, although the role of animals in the transmission to humans is still unclear …

The molecular characterisation of species and genotypes of Cryptosporidium and Giardia is
essential for accurately identifying organisms and assessing zoonotic transmission. Results …

Giardia duodenalis is a widespread parasite of mammalian species, including humans. Due
to its invariant morphology, investigation on aspects such as host specificity and …