Giardia microti
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Recorded hosts
Giardia microti has been recorded as a parasite of the following animals:
- Lates calcarifer (Giant seaperch)
- Microtus arvalus (Common vole)
- Microtus guentheri (Günther's vole)
- Microtus ochrogaster (Prairie vole)
- Myodes glareolus (Bank vole)
- Ondatra zibethicus (Muskrat)
The species is the dominant parasite in the genera Microtus and Myodes.
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Phylogeny
Giardia microti is believed to be the sister taxon of the Giardia intestinalis group.
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