First multilocus sequence typing (MLST) of Giardia duodenalis isolates from humans in Romania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Giardia duodenalis is one of the most prevalent and highly diverse human parasites, encompassing a complex of eight genetically distinct assemblages, each further divided into sub-assemblages. While in recent years, G. duodenalis genotype distribution patterns in humans have been intensely studied, there is still very little information available on the diversity of Giardia genotypes and sub-assemblages infecting people in Romania. In the present study, we investigated the genetic diversity of Giardia duodenalis in asymptomatic patients from Romania.

Methods

Over an 11-month period, human feces from 7805 healthy adults were screened by microscopic analysis for G. duodenalis cysts during their obligatory periodic check-ups. DNA extraction was performed from microsc

SUBMITTER: Costache C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7393877 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature