Evidence from two independent backcross experiments supports genetic linkage of microsatellite Hcms8a20, but not other candidate loci, to a major ivermectin resistance locus in Haemonchus contortus

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 653-661

  Rezansoff, Andrew M ^a   Laing, Roz ^b   Gilleard, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic; Drug resistance; Haemonchus contortus; Ivermectin; Nematode

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; HELMINTH DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

DRUG RESISTANCE; GENE; GENETIC MARKER; IVERMECTIN; NEMATODE; PARASITE;

AMPLICON; ANTIHELMINTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACKCROSSING; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENE; GENETIC LINKAGE; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HAPLOTYPE; HCO AVR 14 GENE; HCO DYF 7 GENE; HCO GLC 5 GENE; HCO LGC 37 GENE; HCO PGP 2 GENE; HCO PGP 9 GENE; INTROGRESSION; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HAEMONCHUS; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTATION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, HELMINTH; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; HAEMONCHUS; HAPLOTYPES; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MUTATION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84971643993     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2016.04.007     Document Type: Article

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