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Genetic variability of Taenia saginata inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences.
Parasitology research - 1 Apr 2015
Rostami Sima, Salavati Reza, Beech Robin N, Babaei Zahra, Sharbatkhori Mitra, Harandi Majid Fasihi
Abstract excerpt
Taenia saginata is an important tapeworm, infecting humans in many parts of the world. The present study was undertaken to identify inter- and intraspecific variation of T. saginata isolated from cattle in different parts of Iran using two mitochondrial CO1 and 12S rRNA genes. Up to 105 bovine specimens of T. saginata were collected from 20 slaughterhouses in three provinces of Iran. DNA were extracted from the...
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