Molecular genetic characterization of different isolates of Echinococcus granulosus in east and southeast regions of Turkey

Acta Tropica

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 192-194

  Utuk, Armagan Erdem ^a   Simsek, Sami ^b   Koroglu, Ergun ^b   McManus, Donald P ^c  

^a Central Veterinary Control and Research Institute   (Turkey)

^b FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

DNA sequence; Echinococcus granulosus; Genotyping; PCR RFLP; Turkey

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

CANID; DEFINITIVE HOST; FLATWORM; GENOTYPE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; CAMEL; CATTLE; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GENOTYPE; GOAT; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIBOSOME; SCHOOL CHILD; SHEEP; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CATTLE; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GENOTYPE; GOATS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SHEEP; TURKEY;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CAMELIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 47549091897     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2008.05.026     Document Type: Article

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