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Isolation of Giardia from Swiss cattle and cultivation of trophozoites in vitro

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  1. Institute of Parasitology, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstraße 266a, CH-8057, Zßrich, Switzerland

    R. B. Gasser, J. Eckert & L. Rohrer

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Gasser, R.B., Eckert, J. & Rohrer, L. Isolation of Giardia from Swiss cattle and cultivation of trophozoites in vitro. Parasitol Res 73, 182–183 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00536478

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