Antigenic conservation and variation in Giardia cysts from various vertebrate hosts.

AUTOR(ES)

Riley, E T

RESUMO

Monoclonal antibodies produced against Giardia muris cysts reacted in indirect immunofluorescence with homologous cysts and cysts from a Giardia-infected wild Norway rat but did not cross-react with Giardia lamblia cysts of human, dog, or beaver sources. Another monoclonal antibody raised against Giardia simoni cysts from the Norway rat reacted with homologous cysts (rat) and cross-reacted with cysts from a cow. The demonstration of antigenic differences at the cyst surfaces of Giardia organisms of animal and human origin suggests that it is possible to identify the animal source of Giardia cysts according to their pattern of reactivity with monoclonal antibodies. Such identification would have a useful application in affirming the possible zoonotic transmission of animal source Giardia species to humans.

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