| giardia spp. are commonly found in mixed assemblages in surface water, as revealed by molecular and whole-genome characterization. | giardia is the most common parasitic cause of gastrointestinal infections worldwide, with transmission through surface water playing an important role in various parts of the world. giardia duodenalis (synonyms: g. intestinalis and g. lamblia), a multispecies complex, has two zoonotic subtypes, assemblages a and b. when british columbia (bc), a western canadian province, experienced several waterborne giardiasis outbreaks due to unfiltered surface drinking water in the late 1980s, collection of ... | 2015 | 25956776 |