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A specific PCR assay for the identification and differentiation of Schistosoma japonicum geographical isolates in mainland China based on analysis of mitochondrial genome sequences.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2012
Zhao Guang-Hui, Li Juan, Song Hui-Qun, Li Xiao-Yan, Chen Fen, Lin Rui-Qing, Yuan Zi-Guo, Weng Ya-Biao, Hu Min, Zou Feng-Cai, Zhu Xing-Quan
Abstract excerpt
In the present study, near-complete mt genome sequences for eight representative Schistosoma japonicum samples from seven endemic provinces in mainland China were analyzed. Sequence differences among the eight mt genomes of S. japonicum samples were 0.20-2.51%. Variation in protein-coding genes was greater than that in rRNA genes. The mt DNA sequences of S. japonicum samples from south-western (SW) China were 2...
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