Genetic evidence for the presence of two species of Onchocerca from the wild boar in Japan

Parasite

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-37

  Fukuda, M ^a,b   Otsuka, Y ^b   Uni, S ^c   Bain, O ^d   Takaoka, H ^b  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Genetic differences; Infective larvae; Onchocerca; Simulium; Vector; Wild boar; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

JAPONICA; ONCHOCERCA; SIMULIIDAE; SIMULIUM NIGRICOXUM; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 77949291408     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2010171033     Document Type: Article

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