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Genetic diversity of Fasciola hepatica in Spain and Peru.
Parasitology international - 1 Jun 2020
Thang Tran Nhat, Vázquez-Prieto Severo, Vilas Román, Paniagua Esperanza, Ubeira Florencio M, Ichikawa-Seki Madoka
Abstract excerpt
In the present study, molecular characterization of Fasciola flukes from Spain was performed to reveal the relation with the previously reported Peruvian F. hepatica population. The nuclear DNA markers, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (pepck) and DNA polymerase delta (pold), were used for species identification of Fasciola flukes. A total of 196 Fasciola flukes were identified as F. hepatica by pepck and pold,...
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