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Pyrosequencing analysis identifies discrete populations of Haemonchus contortus from small ruminants.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Jul 2003
Troell Karin, Mattsson Jens G, Alderborn Anders, Höglund Johan
Abstract excerpt
The genus Haemonchus consists of blood-sucking parasitic nematodes in the abomasum of ruminants. Members of this genus are responsible for extensive production losses, particularly of small ruminants in the tropics but are also found in temperate regions. In this study, we examined the internal transcribed spacers-1 and -2 of rRNA in Haemonchus spp. The rRNA region spanning the internal transcribed spacers-1, -2...
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