Molecular characterization of Echinococcus granulosus in south-eastern Romania: Evidence of G1-G3 and G6-G10 complexes in humans

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 578-582

  Piccoli, L ^a   Bazzocchi, C ^b   Brunetti, E ^a   Mihailescu, P ^c   Bandi, C ^b   Mastalier, B ^d   Cordos, I ^e   Beuran, M ^f   Popa, L G ^g   Meroni, V ^a   Genco, F ^a   Cretu, C ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Eco Para Diagnostic Society   (Italy)

^d Cardiology Department   (Romania)

^e Marius Nasta Institute of Pneumology   (Romania)

^f Floreasca Emergency Clinical Hospital   (Romania)

^g CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Cystic echinococcosis; Echinococcus canadensis; Echinococcus granulosus; G1 G3 complex; G6 G10 complex; Genotype; Strain

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CYST FLUID; DNA SEQUENCE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROMANIA; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; SUIDAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, PULMONARY; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FEMALE; GENES, HELMINTH; GENES, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PREVALENCE; ROMANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876787925     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03993.x     Document Type: Article

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