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Molecular characterization of the horse isolate of Echinococcus granulosus in Turkey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2012

A.E. Utuk  and
S. Simsek
A.E. Utuk
Affiliation:
Etlik Veterinary Control Central Research Institute, Parasitology and Bee Diseases Laboratory, 06020Ankara, Turkey
S. Simsek*
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat, 23,119Elazig, Turkey
*
* Fax: +90,42423,88173, E-mail: ssimsek@firat.edu.tr
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Abstract

Cystic echinococcosis is one of the most important helminthozoonoses, affecting various species of intermediate hosts and humans. In this report, we present Echinococcus granulosus infection in a horse and its molecular characterization. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of mitochondrial 12S rRNA (mt-12S rRNA) and partial sequencing of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (mt-CO1) genes were performed. According to the mt-12S rRNA-PCR result, the horse isolate was grouped with E. granulosus sensu stricto (G1–G3) and the partial mt-CO1 sequence corresponded to the G1 strain. This is the first study of the molecular characterization of the horse isolate of E. granulosus in Turkey.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 87 , Issue 3 , September 2013 , pp. 305 - 308
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012 

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