Biochemical, biological, and genetic characterization of a sylvatic isolate of Trichinella.

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Biochemical, biological, and genetic characterization of a sylvatic isolate of Trichinella.

The Journal of parasitology - 1 Jun 1993

Snyder D E, Zarlenga D S, La Rosa G, Pozio E

Abstract excerpt

Biological, biochemical, and genetic relationships of Trichinella isolates were assessed and compared from 3 species of Illinois fur-bearing mammals. Tongue muscle collected from 1987 through 1989 from 323 raccoons (Procyon lotor), 9 red fox (Vulpes fulva), and 1 coyote (Canis latrans) were diges...

Topics

Abdominal Muscles
Animals
Blotting, Southern
Carnivora
DNA
DNA, Ribosomal
Diaphragm
Female
Foxes
Genetic Variation
Illinois
Larva
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Prevalence
Raccoons
Tongue

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