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Ricarda Leisering

Robert Koch Institute

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Arginine metabolism has a pivotal function for the encystation of Giardia duodenalis

Christian Klotz, Ricarda Leisering, Kari D. Hagen, Hannah Starcevich, Antonia Müller, Christoph Ewald, Samuel Türken, Malte Marquardt, Saskia Schramm, Totta Ehret Kasemo, Stefanie Marek, Frank Seeber, Ralf Ignatius, Scott C. Dawson, Toni Aebischer

This study shows that arginine metabolism, specifically through the enzyme ADI, is essential for encystation in Giardia duodenalis, with functional differences between human-specific and zoonotic sub-assemblages.

PLoS Pathogens · Jan 8, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology