Article
Genetic diversity patterns of Haemonchus placei and Haemonchus contortus populations isolated from domestic ruminants in Brazil.
International journal for parasitology - 1 May 2012
Brasil Bruno S A F, Nunes Ronaldo L, Bastianetto Eduardo, Drummond Marcela G, Carvalho Daniel C, Leite Romário C, Molento Marcelo B, Oliveira Denise A A
Abstract excerpt
Parasitic nematodes of the genus Haemonchus infect a range of ruminant hosts and are of major veterinary and economic importance. In this study, the genetic variability of seven isolates of Haemonchus placei and Haemonchus contortus was evaluated using the mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase subunit I and the nuclear gene b-tubulin isotype 1. A total of 156 specimens were obtained from cattle, sheep, goat and...
Topics
- Animals
- Animals, Domestic
- Brazil
- DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
- Electron Transport Complex IV
- Female
- Gene Flow
- Genetic Variation
- Haemonchus
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Recombination, Genetic
- Ruminants
