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Giardia lamblia

Microbiology · Parasitology

This scanning electron micrograph (SEM) revealed some of the external ultrastructural details displayed by a flagellated Giardia lamblia protozoan parasite. G. lamblia is the organism responsible for causing the diarrheal disease "giardiasis." Once an animal or person has been infected with this protozoan, the parasite lives in the intestine, and is passed in the stool. Because the parasite is
This scanning electron micrograph (SEM) revealed some of the external ultrastructural details displayed by a flagellated Giardia lamblia protozoan parasite. G. lamblia is the…

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PreviousEntamoeba histolytica
Category
Parasitology
Difficulty
mean
Type
Micrography

Origin: CDC / Mahmud Tari · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · License Public domain

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