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Detection of genetic variation in Taenia solium.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Dec 2003
Maravilla Pablo, Souza Valeria, Valera Aldo, Romero-Valdovinos Mirza, Lopez-Vidal Yolanda, Dominguez-Alpizar Jose Luis, Ambrosio Javier, Kawa Simon, Flisser Ana
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variability among Taenia solium isolates was studied in 160 cysticerci from 6 pigs, 4 from Mexico, 1 from Honduras, and 1 from Tanzania. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis performed with 4 commercial primers showed 88% polymorphic loci and an average heterozygosity of 0.077;...
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