Few things ruin memories of a good camping or backpacking trip than developing abdominal pain, diarrhea, fatigue, or fever upon returning home. Perhaps resulting from drinking contaminated water from ...

Scientists from Uppsala University have used cryo-electron microscopy to reveal details of the protein synthesis mechanism in the parasite Giardia intestinalis, which causes diarrhoeal disease. The ...

Giardia duodenalis remains a significant parasitic pathogen implicated in a substantial global burden of gastrointestinal disease. This protozoan causes both symptomatic and asymptomatic infections, ...

Giardiasis is an intestinal infection caused by a microscopic parasite called Giardia intestinalis. It is one of the most common causes of waterborne disease in the world. Giardia lamblia protozoan ...

Characterization of the guided entry of tail-anchored proteins (GET) pathway in Giardia intestinalis provides a model for the insertion of tail-anchored membrane proteins. See Fry et al. Image: Aussie ...

Professor Suparna Sanyal and PhD student Andrew Emmerich discussing different states of protein synthesis in Giardia intestinalis. The image can only be published in connection to stories about the ...