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| Title |
Molecular identification of Giardia duodenalis in Ecuador by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism
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| Published in |
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, June 2013
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| DOI | 10.1590/s0074-02762013000400019 |
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| Authors |
Richard Atherton, Darlene Bhavnani, Manuel Calvopiña, Yosselin Vicuña, William Cevallos, Joseph Eisenberg |
| Abstract |
The aim of this study was to determine the genetic diversity of Giardia duodenalis present in a human population living in a northern Ecuadorian rain forest. All Giardia positive samples (based on an ELISA assay) were analysed using a semi-nested polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism assay that targets the glutamate dehydrogenase (gdh) gene; those amplified were subsequently genotyped using NlaIV and RsaI enzymes. The gdh gene was successfully amplified in 74 of 154 ELISA positive samples; 69 of the 74 samples were subsequently genotyped. Of these 69 samples, 42 (61%) were classified as assemblage B (26 as BIII and 16 as BIV), 22 (32%) as assemblage A (3 as AI and 19 as AII) and five (7%) as mixed AII and BIII types. In this study site we observe similar diversity in genotypes to other regions in Latin America, though in contrast to some previous studies, we found similar levels of diarrheal symptoms in those individuals infected with assemblage B compared with those infected with assemblage A. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 45 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 45 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 8 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 9% |
| Researcher | 4 | 9% |
| Professor | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 7 | 16% |
| Unknown | 14 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 16% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 16% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 4% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 6 | 13% |
| Unknown | 18 | 40% |
Attention Score in Context
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