Giardia lamblia
Synonyms
Giardia duodenalis
Giardia intestinalis
Giardia lamblias
Lamblia intestinalis
A species of parasitic EUKARYOTES that attaches itself to the intestinal mucosa and feeds on mucous secretions. The organism is roughly pear-shaped and motility is somewhat erratic, with a slow oscillation about the long axis.
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