Molecular genetic characterization of the Fennoscandian cervid strain, a new genotypic group (G10) of Echinococcus granulosus

Parasitology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 207-215

  Lavikainen, A ^a   Lehtinen, M J ^a   Meri, T ^c   Hirvela Koski V ^b   Meri, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

COI; Echinococcus granulosus; Fennoscandian cervid strain; G10; ITS 1; NDI; Strains

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BIOTYPE; CAMEL; CATTLE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE I GENE; DEER; DNA SEQUENCE; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FINLAND; GENE; GENOTYPE; LIFE CYCLE; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOOSE; NADH DEHYDROGENASE I GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINDEER; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SWINE;

ALCES ALCES; BOS TAURUS; CAMELIDAE; CERVIDAE; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; PROKARYOTA; PROTOZOA; RANGIFER TARANDUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0041852933     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182003003780     Document Type: Article

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