Molecular update on cystic echinococcosis in cattle and water buffaloes of southern Italy

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-123

  Rinaldi, L ^a   Maurelli, M P ^a   Capuano, F ^b   Perugini, A G ^b   Veneziano, V ^a   Cringoli, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DEL MEZZOGIORNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

12S ribosomal DNA; Cystic echinococcosis; Cytochrome c oxidase subunits 1; Echinococcus granulosus; Large ruminants; Public health

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CATTLE; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HYDATID CYST; ITALY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; ZOONOSES;

BOS; BUBALUS; CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 38449087078     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2007.01101.x     Document Type: Article

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