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. 1988 Mar;56(3):705–707. doi: 10.1128/iai.56.3.705-707.1988

Small-intestinal factors promote encystation of Giardia lamblia in vitro.

F D Gillin 1, D S Reiner 1, S E Boucher 1
PMCID: PMC259350  PMID: 3343054

Abstract

Bile salts and fatty acids stimulated differentiation of cultured Giardia lamblia trophozoites into water-resistant cysts at the slightly alkaline pH of the small intestinal lumen. Maximum encystation occurred at pH 7.8. Thus, specific small-intestinal factors may influence encystation in vivo as well as in vitro.

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