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- 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)
- Images
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 - Figure 1. Giardia trophozoites and cysts, trichrome stain, under oil (100x magnification).
 - Figure 2. Giardia cyst, trichrome stain with PVA fixative, under oil (100x magnification).
- Notes
- 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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- References
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- National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification
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