Diversity and specificity in cestodes of the genus Moniezia: genetic evidence.

doi:10.1016/0020-7519(93)90049-5

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Diversity and specificity in cestodes of the genus Moniezia: genetic evidence.

International journal for parasitology - 1 Nov 1993

Ba C T, Wang X Q, Renaud F, Euzet L, Marchand B, De Meeüs T

Abstract excerpt

Electrophoretic study of two species of Moniezia cestodes, M. expansa and M. benedeni, sampled in African (Senegal) domesticated ruminants, revealed a complex of species and a degree of specificity more pronounced than that previously described. The status of the different species is validated by...

Topics

Animals
Cestoda
Cestode Infections
Genetic Variation
Genotype
Isoenzymes
Ruminants
Senegal
Species Specificity

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