Molecular evidence for the presence of a G7 genotype of Echinococcus granulosus in Slovakia

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 177-181

  Snabel V ^a   D'Amelio, S ^b   Mathiopoulos, K ^a   Turcekova L ^b   Dubinsky P ^b  

^a PARASITOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GENOTYPE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SLOVAKIA; SWINE;

CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; PROTOZOA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0343962562     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x00000251     Document Type: Article

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