Giardia's surface proteins may work as vaccines to help prevent infections: Research scholar

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Giardia's surface proteins may work as vaccines to help prevent infections: Research scholar

The intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia changes outfits nearly as often as a fashion model on a Parisian runway. With more than 200 protein coats in its molecular wardrobe, this troublesome creature-the cause of innumerable cases of diarrheal infections each year-can change its appearance from one instant to the next, throwing the body's immune cells off track.

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Tags: Vaccination, Intestine, Infection, Protozoan Parasite, Giardia, Malaria, Protein, Vaccine