Sequences of β-tubulin cDNA from benzimidazole- susceptible and -resistant strains of Teladorsagia circumcincta, a nematode parasite of small ruminants

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 249-253

  Elard, Loïc ^a   Comes, Ana M ^a   Humbert, Jean F ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

tubulin sequences; Benzimidazole; Drug resistance; Teladorsagia circumcincta

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLE; BETA TUBULIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GENE MUTATION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

BOVIDAE; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

EID: 0030222102     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02664-3     Document Type: Article

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