Differentiation of Spanish strains of Echinococcus granulosus using larval rostellar hook morphometry

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-49

  Ponce Gordo, F ^a   Cuesta Bandera, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

cestoda; Echinococcus granulosus; larval hooks; morphology; protoscolex; Spain; strain identification

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; LARVA; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; SCOLEX; SPAIN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HUMANS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SPAIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 0030890561     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(96)00173-7     Document Type: Article

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