Giardia lamblia is a protozoan parasite that can be contracted from drinking contaminated water from streams or lakes, or from practicing poor backcountry personal hygiene. Frances Hartogh/Get Wild ...

“Beaver Fever,” or Giardiasis, is caused by a single-celled parasite called Giardia intestinalis. Giardia is found in every state in the United States and is, in fact, ... the Giardia cysts rupture, ...

Cysts of Giardia lamblia can be a contaminant of water and food that can infect humans and cause the zoonotic disease giardiasis. Irradiation by a cobalt-60 source was investigated for its ability to ...

Giardia lamblia, a globally significant intestinal parasite, undergoes a complex transformation from its proliferative trophozoite stage to a dormant, environmentally resilient cyst. This process ...

Giardia intestinalis has the right genes for sexual reproduction, even though scientists have yet to get a peek. G. ... Among available data on the G. intestinalis genome, ...