Molecular epidemiology of Echinococcosis from food producing animals in north India

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 186, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 503-506

  Singh, Balbir Bagicha ^a   Sharma, Jagdish Kamal ^a   Ghatak, Sandeep ^a   Sharma, Rajnish ^a   Bal, Mandeep Singh ^a   Tuli, Aashuma ^a   Gill, Jatinder Paul Singh ^a  

^a GURU ANGAD DEV VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Echinococcus granulosus; Food producing animals; Molecular epidemiology; North India; PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CYTOCHROME OXIDASE 1 GENE; DNA SEQUENCE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC STRAIN; GOAT; INDIA; INTERMEDIATE HOST; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; INDIA; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

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

EID: 84860251814     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.11.064     Document Type: Article

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