Table 5.
Frequency and molecular diversity of Giardia duodenalis identified in the canine population investigated in the present study.
| Assemblage | Sub-assemblage | No. isolates | Locus | Reference sequence | Stretch | Single nucleotide polymorphisms | GenBank ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | – | 1 | gdh | U60984 | 76–491 | G276A | OQ787087 |
| – | 1 | gdh | U60984 | 76–491 | G282A | OQ787088 | |
| D | – | 1 | gdh | U60986 | 67–491 | C132T, T240C, T429C, G441A | OQ787089 |
| D | – | 1 | bg | AY545647 | 112–572 | None | OQ787090 |
| – | 1 | bg | AY545647 | 102–590 | A201G | OQ787091 |
bg, β-giardin; gdh, Glutamate dehydrogenase.