Echinococcus granulosus genotypes circulating in alpacas (Lama pacos) and pigs (Sus scrofa) from an endemic region in Peru

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 275-278

  Sánchez, Elizabeth ^a,e   Cáceres, Omar ^b   Náquira, César ^a,c   Miranda, Eduardo ^a   Samudio, Franklyn ^d,e   Fernandes, Octavio ^e  

^a Laboratório de Zoonosis Parasitaria   (Peru)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Peru)

^c Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos   (Peru)

^d Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estúdio de la Salud   (Peru)

^e INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alpaca Peru; Echinococcus granulosus; Genotype

Indexed keywords

HELMINTH DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PERU; PHYLOGENY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; GENOTYPE; PERU; PHYLOGENY; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMALIA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; LAMA PACOS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 84857931085     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000200019     Document Type: Article

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