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A possible nuclear DNA marker to differentiate the two geographic genotypes of Taenia solium tapeworms.
Parasitology international - 1 Jan 2011
Sato Marcello Otake, Sako Yasuhito, Nakao Minoru, Wandra Toni, Nakaya Kazuhiro, Yanagida Tetsuya, Ito Akira
Abstract excerpt
Cysticercosis caused by infection with embryonated eggs of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium is an important cause of neurological disease worldwide. Based on the phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA, the pathogen has been divided into two geographic clades, corresponding to Afro-American and Asian genotypes. In this study the genotyping of T. solium was carried out by using the nuclear DNA sequences of the...
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