Article
Genetic characteristics of Chinese isolates of the tapeworm Taenia pisiformis based on two mitochondrial genes.
Journal of helminthology - 1 Jul 2015
Yang D Y, Ren Y J, Fu Y, Xie Y, Nong X, Gu X B, Wang S X, Peng X R, Yang G Y
Abstract excerpt
Cysticercosis is caused by infections with embryonated eggs of the tapeworm Taenia pisiformis. Knowledge of the genetic characteristics of T. pisiformis could be applied to study the epidemiology and transmission of this parasite. In this study, 61 isolates of intraperitoneal cysticerci from eight geographically distinct regions in Sichuan province, China, were subjected to a molecular analysis in order to...
Topics
- Animals
- Cestode Infections
- China
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Electron Transport Complex IV
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- NADH Dehydrogenase
- Phylogeny
- Taenia
