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Molecular detection of benzimidazole resistance in Haemonchus contortus using real-time PCR and pyrosequencing.
Parasitology - 1 Mar 2009
von Samson-Himmelstjerna G, Walsh T K, Donnan A A, Carrière S, Jackson F, Skuce P J, Rohn K, Wolstenholme A J
Abstract excerpt
Benzimidazoles (BZ) are widely used to treat parasitic nematode infections of humans and animals, but resistance is widespread in veterinary parasites. Several polymorphisms in beta-tubulin genes have been associated with BZ-resistance. In the present study, we investigated beta-tubulin isotype 1 sequences of 18 Haemonchus contortus isolates with varying levels of resistance to thiabendazole. The only...
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