Trophozoite fitness dictates the intestinal epithelial cell response to Giardia intestinalis infection.
Giardia intestinalis is a non-invasive, protozoan parasite infecting the upper small intestine of most mammals. Symptomatic infections cause the diarrhoeal disease giardiasis in humans and animals, but at least half of the infections are asymptomatic. However, the molecular underpinnings of these di...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2023-05-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011372 |