| occurrence and molecular typing of giardia psittaci in parakeets in germany-a case study. | a grey-hooded parakeet (psilopsiagon aymara) and two budgerigars (melopsittacus undulatus) from different owners presented with decreased activity, vomitus, and diarrhea. a microscopic examination of feces showed trophozoites of the protozoan flagellate giardia. a commercial immunochromatographic dipstick test for giardia sp. antigens confirmed the infection. these findings were assured by pcr of the small subunit ribosomal rna (ssu rrna) gene and coproantigen elisa. sequencing of pcr products o ... | 2020 | 32550625 |