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Giardia microti
| Giardia microti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Metamonada |
| Order: | Diplomonadida |
| Family: | Hexamitidae |
| Genus: | Giardia |
| Species: | G. microti
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| Binomial name | |
| Giardia microti Kofoid & Christiansen, 1915
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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]
- ^ Helmy, Yosra A.; Spierling, Nastasja G.; Schmidt, Sabrina; Rosenfeld, Ulrike M.; Reil, Daniela; Imholt, Christian; Jacob, Jens; Ulrich, Rainer G.; Aebischer, Toni; Klotz, Christian (2018-03-27). "Occurrence and distribution of Giardia species in wild rodents in Germany". Parasites & Vectors. 11 (1): 213. doi:10.1186/s13071-018-2802-z. ISSN 1756-3305. PMC 5870188. PMID 29587877.
- ^ Yang, Rongchang; Reid, Anna; Lymbery, Alan; Ryan, Una (2010-06-01). "Identification of zoonotic Giardia genotypes in fish". International Journal for Parasitology. 40 (7): 779–785. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.12.001. ISSN 0020-7519. PMID 20026124.
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