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Molecular identification of Echinococcus granulosus genotypes (G1 and G7) isolated from pigs in Mexico.
Veterinary parasitology - 20 Jun 2007
Villalobos N, González L M, Morales J, de Aluja A S, Jiménez M I, Blanco M A, Harrison L J S, Parkhouse R M E, Gárate T
Abstract excerpt
With the aim of genotyping Echinococcus granulosus cysts found in Mexican livestock, we collected hydatid cysts from the livers and lungs of pigs in slaughterhouses in the state of Morelos, Central Region of Mexico. DNA was extracted from the parasites and examined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of rDNA internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1-PCR), Eg9-PCR, Eg16-PCR, and PCR-restriction fragment length...
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