Taxonomy and molecular epidemiology of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 213, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 76-84

  Romig, T ^a   Ebi, D ^a   Wassermann, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Echinococcus granulosus; Molecular epidemiology; Nomenclature; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CARNIVORE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS CANADENSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS EQUINUS; ECHINOCOCCUS FELIDIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS ORTLEPPI; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; TAXONOMY; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; PARASITOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CLASSIFICATION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84947862534     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.07.035     Document Type: Article

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