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Molecular identification of Echinococcus granulosus on the Tibetan Plateau using mitochondrial DNA markers.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 30 Oct 2015
Hu D, Song X, Wang N, Zhong X, Wang J, Liu T, Jiang Z, Dawa T, Gu X, Peng X, Yang G
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Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is an important worldwide zoonotic disease that causes large economic losses and human suffering. Echinococcus granulosus, the causative agent of CE, exhibits different genotypes in different locations. In order to identify its genotypes and analyze its genetic structure on the Tibetan Plateau, we collected 72 hydatid cysts from different intermediate hosts and amplified and sequenced...
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