ABSTRACT
In 1980, Lindmark published observations on the energy metabolism of Giardia intestinalis (syn: Giardia lamblia) (Lindmark, 1980). This was quickly followed by reports on the nature of respiratory metabolism (Weinbach et al., 1980) and additional observations on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism (Jarroll et al., 1981). Virtually nothing else was reported until our findings in 1989 (Edwards et al., 1989) which suggested that giardial energy metabolism needs to be reappraised.
