Research progress on multilocus genotyping for genetic diversity of Giardia lamblia
Giardia lamblia is an important zoonotic intestinal parasite with a wide range of hosts.Eight valid assemblages(A-H) have been identified within this parasite.With the development of molecular biological techniques,multi-locus genotyping(MLG) tools have been used increasingly to characterize G.lamblia isolates.This paper focused on reviewing the application of MLG in understanding genetic diversity and zoonotic potential of G.lamblia as well as its taxonomy.