New insights regarding the biology of Giardia lamblia

Carranza, Pedro Gabriel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1145-3852 and Luján, Hugo Daniel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3797-8315 (2010) New insights regarding the biology of Giardia lamblia. Microbes and Infection. ISSN 1769714X

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Resumen

Giardia lamblia is one of the most common causes of intestinal disease in humans. To adapt to environments both inside and outside of the host's small intestine, this protozoan parasite undergoes significant developmental changes during its life cycle. In this review, we analyze and discuss the most recent findings regarding the process of Giardia trophozoites differentiation into infective cysts as well as the mechanism of antigenic variation, which allows the parasite to cause chronic and recurrent infections in susceptible individuals.

Tipo de documento:	Artículo
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micinf.2009.09.008
Palabras clave:	Antigenic variation. Cell differentiation. Cyst. Parasite. Protein trafficking.
Temas:	R Medicina > R Medicina (General)
Unidad académica:	Universidad Católica de Córdoba > Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud
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URI:	http://pa.bibdigital.ucc.edu.ar/id/eprint/5004

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