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Molecular evidence for the presence of a G7 genotype of Echinococcus granulosus in Slovakia.
Journal of helminthology - 1 Jun 2000
Snábel V, D'Amelio S, Mathiopoulos K, Turceková L, Dubinský P
Abstract excerpt
Variability in Echinococcus granulosus is very important epidemiologically since strain characteristics may influence local patterns of transmission of hydatid disease. To classify the genotype presented in pig protoscoleces of the Slovak territory, a DNA-based approach has been used. Nucleotide sequences for a 471 bp region of the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase 1 (ND1) gene revealed a substantial affinity of...
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