Lloyd, David and Harris, Janine C. 2002. Giardia: highly evolved parasite or early branching eukaryote? Trends in Microbiology 10 (3) , pp. 122-127. 10.1016/S0966-842X(02)02306-5 |
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0966-842X(02)02306-5
Abstract
The phylogeny of the commonest protozoal agent of intestinal disease, Giardia, is unclear. Although recent intensive research suggests this important human parasite is an early branching eukaryote that evolved before the endosymbiotic origin of mitochondria, there is also evidence to suggest that, as a highly evolved parasite, it has lost many of its ancestral characteristics. In this case, these organisms might have arisen much more recently from aerobic free-living flagellates.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Biosciences |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | mitochondrai; eukaryotes; membrane potential; redox reactions; tetrazolium salts; Giardia |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
ISSN: | 0966-842X |
Last Modified: | 04 Jun 2017 06:36 |
URI: | http://orca.cf.ac.uk/id/eprint/62692 |
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