Detection of zoonotic and livestock-specific assemblages of Giardia duodenalis in free-living wild lizards

Abstract Giardia duodenalis is a zoonotic parasite that infects the gut of a wide range of vertebrates, including numerous wildlife species. However, little is known about this protozoan parasite in reptiles. Fecal samples from 31 wild lizards were collected in Galicia (northwest Spain) and screened...

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Main Authors: Aurora Reboredo-Fernández, Elvira Ares-Mazás, Pedro Galán, Simone Mario Cacciò, Hipólito Gómez-Couso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612017005010101&lng=en&tlng=en