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Molecular characterization of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato from farm animals in Egypt.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Amer Said, Helal Ibrahim B, Kamau Evelyne, Feng Yaoyu, Xiao Lihua
Abstract excerpt
Little is known on the diversity and public health significance of Echinococcus species in livestock in Egypt. In this study, 37 individual hydatid cysts were collected from dromedary camels (n=28), sheep (n=7) and buffalos (n=2). DNA was extracted from protoscoleces/germinal layer of individual cysts and amplified by PCR targeting nuclear (actin II) and mitochondrial (COX1 and NAD1) genes. Direct sequencing of...
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