Giardia lamblia

Giardia lamblia (also known as Lamblia intestinalis and Giardia duodenalis) is a parasite that infects the intestines and causes giardiasis or 'beaver fever'. Giardia affects humans, cats, dogs and birds, cows, beavers, deer, and sheep.

Giardia lamblia
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Giardia cell, SEM
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Phylum:	Metamonada
Order:	Diplomonadida
Family:	Hexamitidae
Binomial name
Giardia lamblia

File:Giardia life cycle en.svg

Parasite life cycle (click to enlarge).

Giardia Lamblia Media

• Giardia trophozoites Giemsa.tif

  Giardia trophozoites stained with Giemsa; 100x magnification

• Giardia.jpg

  Multiple views of a G. lamblia cyst imaged by confocal microscopy: Bar = 10 micrometers(A) Cyst imaged by transmission (differential interference contrast)(B) Cyst wall selectively imaged through use of fluorescent-labelled antibody(C) Cyst imaged through use of carboxy fluorescein diacetate, a viability stain(D) Composite image of (B) and (C)(E) Composite image of (A), (B), and (C)

• Giardia drawing Lambl 1859.jpg

  A Giardia trophozoite, drawn by Vilém Lambl and published in 1859

• CE Simon Giardia Drawings 1921.jpg

  Drawings of a Giardia trophozoite and cyst by Charles E. Simon in 1921