Genetic characterisation of Fasciola samples from different host species and geographical localities revealed the existence of F. hepatica and F. gigantica in Niger

Parasitology Research

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1021-1024

  Ali, H ^a   Ai, L ^a   Song, H Q ^a   Ali, S ^b   Lin, R Q ^a   Seyni, B ^c   Issa, G ^c   Zhu, X Q ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Institute of Research and Development (IRD)   (Niger)

^c Ministry of Animal Resources   (Niger)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 2; RIBOSOME DNA;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHY; HOST; NIGER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; LIVER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NIGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BOS; DIGENEA (FLUKES); FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; OVIS ARIES; PLATYHELMINTHES; TREMATODA;

EID: 41549127184     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0870-7     Document Type: Article

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