Giardia microti
Species of parasitic protozoan of rodents / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Giardia microti is a species of Diplomonad parasitic protozoan. Its hosts mainly consist of rodents in the family Cricetidae, which includes voles, mice, rats and muskrats, although they have also been detected from fish.[1][2]
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Giardia microti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Phylum: | Metamonada |
Order: | Diplomonadida |
Family: | Hexamitidae |
Genus: | Giardia |
Species: | G. microti |
Binomial name | |
Giardia microti Kofoid & Christiansen, 1915 | |
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