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Morphologic and genetic identification of Taenia tapeworms in Tanzania and DNA genotyping of Taenia solium.
The Korean journal of parasitology - 1 Dec 2011
Eom Keeseon S, Chai Jong-Yil, Yong Tai-Soon, Min Duk-Young, Rim Han-Jong, Kihamia Charles, Jeon Hyeong-Kyu
Abstract excerpt
Species identification of Taenia tapeworms was performed using morphologic observations and multiplex PCR and DNA sequencing of the mitochondrial cox1 gene. In 2008 and 2009, a total of 1,057 fecal samples were collected from residents of Kongwa district of Dodoma region, Tanzania, and examined microscopically for helminth eggs and proglottids. Of these, 4 Taenia egg positive cases were identified, and the eggs...
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