How Does Giardia Attach To Cells?

How Does Giardia Attach To Cells? Attachment of giardia to Caco-2 cells is primarily by cytoskeletal mechanisms, inhibitable by interference with contractile filaments and microtubules, while attachment by mannose binding lectin also seems to mediate binding. How does Giardia lamblia attach to the intestinal wall? The parasite attaches to the epithelium by a ventral adhesive