giardia duodenalis latin

Giardia lamblia (synonymous with Lamblia intestinalis and Giardia duodenalis) is a flagellated protozoan parasite that infects the gastrointestinal tract and causes giardiasis or 'beaver fever'.

Giardiasis (popularly known as beaver fever) is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the flagellate protozoan Giardia lamblia (also sometimes called Giardia intestinalis and Giardia duodenalis).

Included in our collection of parasites and models are Strongyloides ratti, Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, Trichomonas spp, Trypanosoma spp, Leishmania spp., Caenorhabditis elegans and Hymenolepis nana.

Filice in 1922 further revised the genus when he published a detailed morphologic description of the genus 'Giardia' and proposed that three species names be used on the basis of the morphology of the median body: Giardia agilis, 'Giardia duodenalis' and 'Giardia muris'.