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Giardia
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.
(Source: National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification)
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Figures 1 and 2 were contributed by John A. Branda, MD, Department of Pathology and the Microbiology Laboratories at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
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  1. National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification

National Library of Medicine MeSH Classification

Eukaryota
Diplomonadida
Giardia
Giardia lamblia