Mutation scan screening of Echinococcus granulosus isolates of Indian origin

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 427-432

  Bhattacharya, D ^a   Pan, D ^a   Bera, A K ^a   Konar, A ^a   Das, S K ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Echinococcus granulosus; Goat; India; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN II; BLOOD GROUP B ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VIRUS X PROTEIN; HEPATITIS B VIRUS X PROTEIN 2;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GOAT; IMMUNITY; INDIA; INTRON; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PHENOTYPE; SHEEP; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; INDIA; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 47749100109     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-008-9039-9     Document Type: Article

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