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Comparison of Fasciola hepatica genotypes in relation to their ability to establish patent infections in the final host.
Veterinary parasitology - 15 Jun 2015
Zintl Annetta, Talavera Silvia, Sacchi-Nestor Carlotta, Ryan Marion, Chryssafidis Andreas, Mulcahy Grace
Abstract excerpt
Fasciola hepatica is a common and economically important parasite of sheep and cattle. Although its marked genetic heterogeneity is well recognised, an association between haplotypes and specific phenotypic traits has yet to be identified. Using experimental infections in cattle this study investigated whether a fragment of mitochondrial DNA (coding for cytochrome c oxidase subunit III, transfer RNA histidine and...
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