Molecular characterization of a novel gene encoding an 8-kDa-subunit of antigen B from Echinococcus granulosus genotypes 1 and 6

Parasitology International

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 313-316

  Mamuti, Wulamu ^a,b   Sako, Yasuhito ^a   Bart, Jean Mathieu ^a,c   Nakao, Minoru ^a   Ma, Xiumin ^a,b   Wen, Hao ^d   Ito, Akira ^a  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b XINJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^d Xinjiang Hydatid Clinical Research Institute   (China)

Author keywords

8 kDa subunit; Antigen B; Echinococcus granulosus; EgG1AgB8 5; EgG6AgB8 5; Genotypes 1 and 6; Molecular characterization

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP B ANTIGEN; LIPOPROTEIN; MONOMER; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GENE ISOLATION; GENOTYPE; METACESTODE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GENOTYPE; HELMINTH PROTEINS; LIPOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS;

EID: 34548434836     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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