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Molecular identification and genetic variability of equine and bovine ocular setariasis in india: molecular profiling by mitochondrial genes.
Molecular biology reports - 24 Aug 2024
Anandu S, Tanuj Guntru Narasimha, Vijayasarathi M K, Manjusha K M, Samanta Subhamoy, Bandyopadhyay Subhashish, Sankar M
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BACKGROUND: Ocular setariasis is an ectopic infection caused by a parasite under the genus Setaria. Adult worms belong to the Setariidae family and typically reside in the peritoneal cavity of ungulates. However, immature forms of these species may aberrantly migrate to the eyes of cattle, buffalo, goats, horses and several other hosts, leading to corneal opacity and blindness. Here, we have distinguished the...
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