Molecular identification of Giardia duodenalis in Ecuador by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism

The aim of this study was to determine the genetic diversity of Giardia duodenalis present in a human population living in a northern Ecuadorian rain forest. All Giardia positive samples (based on an ELISA assay) were analysed using a semi-nested polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length...

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Main Authors: Richard Atherton, Darlene Bhavnani, Manuel Calvopina, Yosselin Vicuna, William Cevallos, Joseph Eisenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2013-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000400512&lng=en&tlng=en