Giardia lamblia: Laboratory Maintenance, Lifecycle Induction, and Infection of Murine Models.

Autor: Fink MY; Department of Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia.; Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland., Shapiro D; Department of Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia., Singer SM; Department of Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Current protocols in microbiology [Curr Protoc Microbiol] 2020 Jun; Vol. 57 (1), pp. e102.
DOI: 10.1002/cpmc.102
Abstrakt: Giardia lamblia is a protozoan parasite that is found ubiquitously throughout the world and is a major contributor to diarrheal disease. Giardia exhibits a biphasic lifestyle existing as either a dormant cyst or a vegetative trophozoite. Infections are typically initiated through the consumption of cyst-contaminated water or food. Giardia was first axenized in the 1970s and can be readily maintained in a laboratory setting. Additionally, Giardia is one of the few protozoans that can be induced to complete its complete lifecycle using laboratory methods. In this article, we outline protocols to maintain Giardia and induce passage through its lifecycle. We also provide protocols for infecting and quantifying parasites in an animal infection model. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC. Basic Protocol 1: In vitro maintenance and growth of Giardia trophozoites Basic Protocol 2: In vitro encystation of Giardia cysts Basic Protocol 3: In vivo infections using Giardia trophozoites.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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