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- The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 69, Issue 4, 1 Oct 2003, p. 445 - 446
f SHORT REPORT: IDENTIFICATION OF ECHINOCOCCUS SPECIES FROM A YAK IN THE QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU REGION OF CHINA
Abstract
The species identification of an echinococcal lesion in the liver of a yak in the Qinghai-Tibet plateau region of China, where both Echinococcus granulosus and E. multilocularis are present, was difficult to determine because of the atypical appearance of the lesion. Polymerase chain reaction–based mitochondrial genotyping allowed us to discriminate the Echinococcus species. Nucleotide sequences of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) and cytochrome b (cytb) genes amplified from the echinococcal lesion demonstrated that the yak was infected with the E. granulosus G1 genotype (sheep strain).
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- 21 May 2003
- 05 Aug 2003