Genetic variability of antigen B among Echinococcus granulosus Egyptian isolates

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 259-264

  Tawfeek, Gihan M ^a   Elwakil, Hala S ^a   Awad, Nabil S ^b,d   El Hoseiny, Laila ^a   Thabet, Hala S ^a   Sarhan, Rania M ^a   Darweesh, Samar K ^c   Anwar, Wagida A ^a,b  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d Misr University for Science and Technology   (Egypt)

Author keywords

AgB polymorphism; Echinococcus granulosus; Gene sequence; Genetic diversity; PCR RFLP; Riboprinting pattern

Indexed keywords

B2 ANTIGEN; PARASITE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CAMELS; CYSTS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; SHEEP;

CAMELIDAE; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 70349198300     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2009.47.3.259     Document Type: Article

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