What type of life form is Giardia?
What type of life form is Giardia? Giardia (/dʒiːˈɑːrdiə/ or /ˈdʒɑːrdiə/) is a genus of anaerobic flagellated protozoan parasites of the phylum Metamonada that colonise and reproduce in the small intestines of several vertebrates, causing giardiasis. Their life cycle alternates between a swimming trophozoite and an infective, resistant cyst. What are morphological features and life cycle of Giardia? G. lamblia has two morphological stages: the trophozoite and the cyst. The trophozoite is pear shaped, with a broad anterior and much attenuated posterior (9). It is 10-12µm long and 5-7µm wide, bilaterally symmetrical, and has two nuclei. How does Giardia lamblia...