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Giardia secretome highlights secreted tenascins as a key component of pathogenesis
Author(s) -
Audrey Dubourg,
Dong Xia,
John P Winpenny,
Suha Al Naimi,
Maha Bouzid,
Darren W. Sexton,
Jonathan M. Wastling,
Paul R. Hunter,
Kevin M. Tyler
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
gigascience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.947
H-Index - 54
ISSN - 2047-217X
DOI - 10.1093/gigascience/giy003
Subject(s) - pathogenesis , component (thermodynamics) , key (lock) , secretory component , computational biology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , computer science , immunology , ecology , antibody , physics , thermodynamics
Giardia is a protozoan parasite of public health relevance that causes gastroenteritis in a wide range of hosts. Two genetically distinct lineages (assemblages A and B) are responsible for the human disease. Although it is clear that differences in virulence occur, the pathogenesis and virulence of Giardia remain poorly understood.

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