The <it>Giardia lamblia vsp </it>gene repertoire: characteristics, genomic organization, and evolution

The <it>Giardia lamblia vsp </it>gene repertoire: characteristics, genomic organization, and evolution

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Giardia lamblia </it>trophozoites colonize the intestines of susceptible mammals and cause diarrhea, which can be prolonged despite an intestinal immune response. The variable expression of the variant-specific surfac...

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Main Authors: Nash Theodore E, Morrison Hilary G, Farneth Gregory A, Martens Craig A, Seshadri Vishwas, Nigam Anuranjini, Adam Rodney D, Porcella Stephen F, Patel Rima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/424

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