Zoonotic giardiasis: an update

W Cai, U Ryan, L Xiao, Y Feng - Parasitology Research, 2021 - Springer
Giardia duodenalis is a common intestinal parasite in various hosts, with the disease
giardiasis being a zoonosis. The use of molecular typing tools has improved our …

Biological properties of Thymus zygis essential oil with emphasis on antimicrobial activity and food application

A Coimbra, S Ferreira, AP Duarte - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
The Thymus plants have been used for centuries in traditional medicine and as a food spice,
among this genus, Thymus zygis (red thyme) is a widespread plant, vastly used as a culinary …

[HTML][HTML] Giardia duodenalis virulence—“to be, or not to be”

R Argüello-García, MG Ortega-Pierres - Current Tropical Medicine Reports, 2021 - Springer
Purpose of review Here, we review recent progress made on the genetic characterization of
Giardia duodenalis assemblages and their relationship with virulence. We also discuss the …

[HTML][HTML] The controversies surrounding Giardia intestinalis assemblages A and B

P Zajaczkowski, R Lee, SM Fletcher-Lartey… - Current Research in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Giardia intestinalis continues to be one of the most encountered parasitic diseases around
the world. Although more frequently detected in developing countries, Giardia infections …

[HTML][HTML] Detection and Molecular Characterization of Giardia and Cryptosporidium spp. Circulating in Wild Small Mammals from Portugal

L Lux, RG Ulrich, S Santos-Silva, J Queirós, C Imholt… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Wild small mammals can be a veterinary and public health concern,
because they can act as reservoir hosts for numerous pathogens and potentially transmit …

The opportunistic protist, Giardia intestinalis, occurs in gut-healthy humans in a high-income country

K Brožová, M Jirků, Z Lhotská… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Giardia intestinalis, a cosmopolitan gastrointestinal protist, is detected mainly in patients with
clinical giardiasis in high-income countries. In contrast, there is very little information on the …

Molecular identification of Giardia spp. in Latin America: An updated systematic review on reports from 2017 to 2021

Y Sarria-Guzmán, Y Chávez-Romero, JE Bernal… - The Journal of Infection …, 2022 - jidc.org
Background: Giardia spp. is the most common protozoan found in coproparasitoscopic tests;
it is the cause of gastrointestinal discomfort, with a high prevalence in children and in low …

Giardia and giardiasis

S Ma'ayeh, S Svärd - Molecular Medical Microbiology, 2024 - Elsevier
Giardia intestinalis is a protozoan parasite that infects the upper small intestines of humans
and animals. The species G. intestinalis is currently divided into eight genotypes (or …

[HTML][HTML] Giardia duodenalis in Wildlife: Exploring Genotype Diversity in Italy and across Europe

I Guadano Procesi, M Montalbano Di Filippo… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fragmented data are so far available on genotype diversity of G. duodenalis in wildlife in
different countries in Europe, in particular, in Italy. In the present study, G. duodenalis …

[HTML][HTML] Multilocus sequence typing of Giardia duodenalis genotypes circulating in humans in a major metropolitan area

S Hashemi-Hafshejani, AR Meamar, M Moradi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Giardia duodenalis is an intestinal protozoan parasite of humans and animal hosts and
comprises eight microscopically indistinguishable molecularly-diverse lineages designated …