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Molecular identification of a Trichinella isolate from a naturally infected pig in Tibet, China.
The Korean journal of parasitology - 1 Dec 2011
Li Ling Zhao, Wang Zhong Quan, Jiang Peng, Zhang Xi, Ren Hui Jun, Cui Jing
Abstract excerpt
The first human case with trichinellosis was reported in 1964 in Tibet, China. However, up to the present, the etiological agent of trichinellosis has been unclear. The aim of this study was to identify a Tibet Trichinella isolate at a species level by PCR-based methods. Multiplex PCR revealed amplicon of the expected size (173 bp) for Trichinella spiralis in assays containing larval DNA from Tibet Trichinella...
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