Echinococcus ortleppi and E. granulosus G1, G2 and G3 genotypes in Italian bovines

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 155, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 168-172

  Casulli, Adriano ^a   Manfredi, Maria Teresa ^b   La Rosa, Giuseppe ^a   Cerbo, Anna Rita Di ^b   Genchi, Claudio ^b   Pozio, Edoardo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cattle; Echinococcus granulosus complex; Echinococcus ortleppi; Italy; Mitochondrial DNA genes; Water buffalo

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS ORTELEPPI; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC STRAIN; GENOTYPE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; ITALY; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; GENOTYPE; ITALY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; BOS; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS ORTLEPPI; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 45549091295     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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