Table 2. Molecular characterization of isolates from patients presenting with mixed assemblage A and B infections.

Isolate	ß-giardina	tpi a	gdh a	tpi A+B PCR	Origin of infection	Co-infections	Patient information
Sweh068	Bb	Bb	Bb	Ac+B	Ethiopia	Campylobacter	Adoptive child
Sweh098	A3	AII	AII	A+Bc	India	Blastocystis	Adult tourist
Sweh110	A+B	A+B	Bb	Ac+B	India	Blastocystis	Adult tourist
Sweh131	A2	A+B	AII	A+Bc	China	None	Adoptive child
Sweh140	A3	AII	AII	A+Bc	India	Shigella and Campylobacter	Adult tourist
Sweh207	A+B	Bb	Bb	Ac+B	India	Blastocystis	Adult tourist

^aData based on RFLP and sequencing.

^bSequences containing overlapping nucleotides.

^cConfirmed by sequencing.