Molecular genetic analysis of human cystic hydatid cases from Poland: Identification of a new genotypic group (G9) of Echinococcus granulosus

Parasitology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-43

  Scott, J C ^a   Stefaniak, J ^b   Pawlowski, Z S ^b   McManus, D P ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

cystic hydatidosis; Echinococcus granulosus; human hydatid disease; NADH dehydrogenase I gene; PCR RFLP analysis

Indexed keywords

REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYDATID CYST; NONHUMAN; POLAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SHEEP; SWINE;

EID: 0031025490     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182096008062     Document Type: Article

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