Molecular evidence of ovine (G1) and camel (G6) strains of Echinococcus granulosus in Tunisia and putative role of cattle in human contamination

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 129, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 267-272

  M'rad, S ^a   Filisetti, D ^b   Oudni, M ^a   Mekki, M ^c   Belguith, M ^c   Nouri, A ^c   Sayadi, T ^d   Lahmar, S ^e   Candolfi, E ^b   Azaiez, R ^a   Mezhoud, H ^a   Babba, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^d Abattoir Central   (Tunisia)

^e Ecole Nationale de Medecine Veterinaire   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Cytochrome c oxidase I gene (CO1); Echinococcus granulosus; Hydatidosis; Nuclear rDNA ITS1; PCR RFLP; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEGREGATION; GENOTYPE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HYDATID CYST; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERMEDIATE HOST; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 20244373157     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.02.006     Document Type: Article

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