Improved In Vitro Excystation Procedure for Giardia lamblia Cysts
Author(s) -
Eugene W. Rice,
Frank W. Schaefer
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.14.6.709-710.1981
Subject(s) - giardia lamblia , protozoa , giardia , in vitro , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , biochemistry
Giardia lamblia cysts obtained from human symptomatic and asymptomatic donors were excysted in vitro. Excystation averaged 87% for cysts from symptomatic donors and 70% for cysts from asymptomatic donors.
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