Analysis of putative resistance gene loci in UK field populations of Haemonchus contortus after 6 years of macrocyclic lactone use

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 621-630

  Laing, Roz ^a   Maitland, Kirsty ^a   Lecová, Lenka ^b   Skuce, Philip J ^c   Tait, Andy ^a   Devaney, Eileen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic resistance; Ivermectin; Macrocyclic lactone; Nematode; Parasite; Sheep

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLE; LEVAMISOLE; MACROLIDE; LACTONE; MACROCYCLIC LACTAM;

GENOME; GENOTYPE; NEMATODE; PARASITE; POLYMORPHISM;

ARTICLE; AVR 14 GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYF 7 GENE; EWE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GLC 5 GENE; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; LGC 37 GENE; NONHUMAN; SHEEP FARMING; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; UNITED KINGDOM; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; PARASITOLOGY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; VETERINARY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMALS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; LACTAMS, MACROCYCLIC; LACTONES; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84969523898     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2016.03.010     Document Type: Article

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