"Giardia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of flagellate intestinal EUKARYOTES parasitic in various vertebrates, including humans. Characteristics include the presence of four pairs of flagella arising from a complicated system of axonemes and cysts that are ellipsoidal to ovoidal in shape.
Concept/Terms
Giardia- Giardia
- Giardias
- Lamblia
- Lamblias
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Giardia" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Giardia" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Giardia" by people in Profiles.
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Cryptosporidium and giardia species in newly and previously habituated gorillas and nearby water sources in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. Pan Afr Med J. 2019; 34:112.
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Multi-pathogen waterborne disease outbreak associated with a dinner cruise on Lake Michigan. Epidemiol Infect. 2012 Apr; 140(4):621-5.
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Wide-field lensless fluorescent microscopy using a tapered fiber-optic faceplate on a chip. Analyst. 2011 Sep 07; 136(17):3512-8.
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Intestinal protozoan infections in relation to nutritional status and gastrointestinal morbidity in Colombian school children. J Trop Pediatr. 2010 Oct; 56(5):299-306.
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Conformationally correct expression of membrane-anchored Toxoplasma gondii SAG1 in the primitive protozoan Giardia duodenalis. Infect Immun. 2002 Feb; 70(2):1014-6.
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Detection of Giardia lamblia antigen in children living in a Peruvian periurban shantytown (Pueblo Joven). J Clin Microbiol. 1991 Mar; 29(3):636-7.
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Uptake and esterification of arachidonic acid by trophozoites of Giardia lamblia. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 1987 Aug; 25(1):11-8.
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Effects of bile and bile salts on growth and membrane lipid uptake by Giardia lamblia. Possible implications for pathogenesis of intestinal disease. J Clin Invest. 1985 Nov; 76(5):1727-32.
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Effector mechanism of host resistance in murine giardiasis: specific IgG and IgA cell-mediated toxicity. J Immunol. 1985 Mar; 134(3):1975-81.
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Orphan airlift. Enteric pathogens isolated from Vietnamese children immigrating to the United States. JAMA. 1976 May 10; 235(19):2114-6.