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Microsatellite diversity of isolates of the parasitic nematode Haemonchus contortus.
Molecular and biochemical parasitology - 1 Sept 2000
Otsen M, Plas M E, Lenstra J A, Roos M H, Hoekstra R
Abstract excerpt
The alarming development of anthelmintic resistance in important gastrointestinal nematode parasites of man and live-stock is caused by selection for specific genotypes. In order to provide genetic tools to study the nematode populations and the consequences of anthelmintic treatment, we isolated and sequenced 59 microsatellites of the sheep and goat parasite Haemonchus contortus. These microsatellites consist...
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