Genetic Analysis of the Gdh and Bg Genes of Animal-Derived Giardia duodenalis Isolates in Northeastern China and Evaluation of Zoonotic Transmission Potential

Aiqin Liu; Fengkun Yang; Yujuan Shen; Weizhe Zhang; Rongjun Wang; Wei Zhao; Longxian Zhang; Hong Ling; Jianping Cao

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0095291

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Genetic Analysis of the Gdh and Bg Genes of Animal-Derived Giardia duodenalis Isolates in Northeastern China and Evaluation of Zoonotic Transmission Potential

Aiqin Liu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Aiqin Liu, Fengkun Yang

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Fengkun Yang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Aiqin Liu, Fengkun Yang

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Yujuan Shen,

Affiliation National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health, WHO Collaborating Centre for Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Filariasis, Shanghai, China
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Weizhe Zhang ,

* E-mail: zhangweizhe526@163.com (WZ); caojp@yahoo.com (JC)

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Rongjun Wang,

Affiliation College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Wei Zhao,

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Longxian Zhang,

Affiliation College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Hong Ling,

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Jianping Cao

* E-mail: zhangweizhe526@163.com (WZ); caojp@yahoo.com (JC)

Affiliation National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health, WHO Collaborating Centre for Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Filariasis, Shanghai, China
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Genetic Analysis of the Gdh and Bg Genes of Animal-Derived Giardia duodenalis Isolates in Northeastern China and Evaluation of Zoonotic Transmission Potential

Aiqin Liu,
Fengkun Yang,
Yujuan Shen,
Weizhe Zhang,
Rongjun Wang,
Wei Zhao,
Longxian Zhang,
Hong Ling,
Jianping Cao

Published: April 18, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0095291

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