Scientists Sequence Genome of Intestinal Parasite that Afflicts Hikers and Kids in Daycare - September 27, 2007

Posted by National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases on September 27th, 2007 at 02:16pm

Giardia lamblia is a strange-looking parasite that swims in the gut, spreads through stool, persists in contaminated water, and is responsible for more than 20,000 reported infections a year in the United States. Now it has finally spilled its genetic secrets.