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SUBMITTER: De Liberato C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4687356 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Parasites & vectors 20151221
<h4>Background</h4>Although chamois Rupicapra spp. are the most abundant mountain ungulates in Europe, no data are available on the presence of Giardia duodenalis infecting these species.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 157 fecal samples from Alpine Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra and Apennine Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata chamois were tested for the presence of G. duodenalis by immunofluorescence test, quantitative Real Time PCR and end-point PCR for genotype characterization.<h4>Results</h4>G. duodenalis ...[more]