Genetic identification and host range of the Spanish strains of Echinococcus granulosus

Acta Tropica

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 87-93

  Daniel Mwambete, K ^a   Ponce Gordo, F ^a   Cuesta Bandera, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

DNA analysis; Echinococcus granulosus; Genotype; Host range; Spain; Strain

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; GENOTYPE; HOST RANGE;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; GOAT; HORSE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP; SWINE;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DNA, HELMINTH; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; GOATS; HORSES; HUMANS; NADH DEHYDROGENASE; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SHEEP; SPAIN; SUS SCROFA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BOS TAURUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 3242655689     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2004.04.001     Document Type: Article

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