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Molecular discrimination of sheep and cattle isolates of Echinococcus granulosus by SSCP and conventional PCR in Turkey.
Veterinary parasitology - 10 Jun 2011
Simsek Sami, Balkaya Ibrahim, Ciftci Ayşe Turkan, Utuk Armagan Erdem
Abstract excerpt
Cystic echinococcosis (CE), caused by hydatid cysts, is a widespread and hazardous disease in humans and animals worldwide. The aim of the current study was to investigate the genetic characteristics of sheep and cattle isolates of Echinococcus granulosus obtained from eastern Turkey using Single Stranded Conformation Polymorphism (SSCP) analysis and conventional PCR method. A total of 54 isolates collected from...
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