Improved in vitro excystation procedure for Giardia lamblia cysts.
Giardia lamblia cysts obtained from human symptomatic and asymptomatic donors were excysted in vitro. Excystation averaged 87% for cysts from symptomatic donors and 70% for cysts from asymptomatic donors.
D005872:Giardia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008828:Microbiological Techniques