Echinococcus granulosus: Genomic and isoenzymatic study of Spanish strains isolated from different intermediate hosts

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 63, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 273-282

  Siles Lucas, Mar ^a   Benito, Mario C ^b   Cuesta Bandera, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Echinococcus granulosus; Isoenzymatic polymorphism; Random amplified polymorphic DNA technique; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATTLE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HORSE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SHEEP; SPAIN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CAPRA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0029893194     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(95)00903-5     Document Type: Article

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