Few things ruin memories of a good camping or backpacking trip than developing abdominal pain, diarrhea, fatigue, or fever upon returning home. Perhaps resulting from drinking contaminated water from ...

Many microorganisms can cause intestinal infections. This includes parasites like Giardia lamblia, also known as Giardia intestinalis or Giardia duodenalis, that can spread from person to person ...

Giardia lamblia is a flagellated protistan parasite that is responsible for widespread gastrointestinal infections. Its success as a pathogen is intricately linked to a unique array of cytoskeletal ...

Giardiasis is an intestinal infection caused by a microscopic parasite called Giardia intestinalis. It is one of the most common causes of waterborne disease in the world. Giardia lamblia protozoan ...

Scientists from Uppsala University have used cryo-electron microscopy to reveal details of the protein synthesis mechanism in the parasite Giardia intestinalis, which causes diarrhoeal disease. The ...

Summer is fast approaching in Vermont, and many are looking forward to spending more time outdoors with family, friends and four-legged companions. Many Vermonters are familiar with the term “Beaver ...

Giardiasis is a common diarrhoeal disease, predominantly found at the commencement of monsoon. It is a parasitic disease caused by the parasite Giardia duodenalis, also known as Giardia lamblia and ...

Intestinal cramps rarely inspire deep thoughts about evolution. But anyone who has suffered an infection of the gut parasite Giardia intestinalis can boast of having an intimate, if painful, ...

Giardiasis is a parastic infection caused by Giardia intestinalis, a microorganism that lives in the intestines of infected people and animals. Giardiasis usually causes intestinal symptoms including ...

Cryo-EM structure of the Giardia ribosome reveals a highly compact, GC-rich rRNA with eukaryotic r-proteins. (A) Structure of the Giardia ribosome with all the r-proteins colored (SSU, shades of blue ...