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Genetic typing of Echinococcus granulosus in Romania.
Parasitology research - 1 Jan 2006
Bart J M, Morariu S, Knapp J, Ilie M S, Pitulescu M, Anghel A, Cosoroaba I, Piarroux R
Abstract excerpt
In Romania, cystic echinococcosis is endemic and affects, besides humans, various animal species including sheep, cattle, and swine. As yet, no molecular-genetic typing has been carried out to clearly identify the putative strains being transmitted there. Parasite samples (protoscoleces or germinal layers) were collected from infected intermediate hosts and subsequently analyzed by comparing the PCR-amplified DNA...
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