Three genotypes of Echinococcus granulosus identified in Nepal using mitochondrial DNA markers

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 258-260

  Zhang, L H ^a   Joshi, D D ^b   McManus, D P ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b National Zoonoses and Food Hygiene Research Centre   (Nepal)

Author keywords

1(CO1); Cytochrome c oxidase subunit; Echinococcus granulosus; Genotypes; Mitochondrial DNA; NADH dehydrogenase 1 (ND1); Nepal; PCR; Strains

Indexed keywords

DNA MARKER; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GENOTYPE; HYDATID CYST; NEPAL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION;

ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034043037     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(00)90313-4     Document Type: Article

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