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This work was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. The senior author (M.L.H.) is the recipient of a Commonwealth Postgraduate Research Award
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Hall, M.L., Costa, N.D., Thompson, R.C.A. et al. Genetic variants ofGiardia duodenalis differ in their metabolism. Parasitol Res 78, 712–714 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00931528
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