Variability in the Echinococcus granulosus Cytochrome C oxidase 1 mitochondrial gene sequence from livestock in Turkey and a re-appraisal of the G1-3 genotype cluster

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 154, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 347-350

  Vural, Gulay ^a   Baca, Aysel Unsal ^a   Gauci, Charles G ^b   Bagci, O ^a   Gicik, Y ^c   Lightowlers, Marshall W ^b  

^a Veterinary Control and Research Institute   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Echinococcus granulosus; Genotypes; Hydatid; Mitochondrial DNA genes; Strain; Turkey

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HYDATID CYST; LIVESTOCK; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SHEEP; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; GENOTYPE; MITOCHONDRIA; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TURKEY;

ANIMALIA; BOS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 44349188517     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.03.020     Document Type: Article

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