Genetic variation within and between G1 and G3 genotypes of Echinococcus granulosus in Italy revealed by multilocus DNA sequencing

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 150, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 75-83

  Busi, M ^a   Snabel V ^b   Varcasia, A ^c   Garippa, G ^c   Perrone, V ^d   De Liberato, C ^e   D'Amelio, S ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b PARASITOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^d ASL Roma B   (Italy)

^e ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE REGIONI LAZIO E TOSCANA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echinococcus granulosus; Genotypes; Italy; Mitochondrial DNA genes

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; ITALY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; DNA, HELMINTH; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GENOTYPE; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HUMANS; ITALY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SHEEP; SUS SCROFA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 35648947788     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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