Genetic variation and epidemiology of Echinococcus granulosus in Argentina

Parasitology

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 523-530

  Rosenzvit, M C ^a   Zhang, L H ^b   Kamenetzky, L ^a   Canova, S G ^a   Guarnera, E A ^a   McManus, D P ^b  

^a Admin Nac Laboratorios I   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Argentina; Echinococcus granulosus; Epidemiology; Genetic variation

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CAMEL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYDATID CYST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE CONTROL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SHEEP; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NADH DEHYDROGENASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SHEEP; SWINE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

CAMELIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0032903868     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182099004035     Document Type: Article

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