
pmid: 16328370
In Romania, cystic echinococcosis is endemic and affects, besides humans, various animal species including sheep, cattle, and swine. As yet, no molecular-genetic typing has been carried out to clearly identify the putative strains being transmitted there. Parasite samples (protoscoleces or germinal layers) were collected from infected intermediate hosts and subsequently analyzed by comparing the PCR-amplified DNA sequences of three targets: one nuclear (BG1/3) and two mitochondrial (cox1 and nadI). Three strains were identified with the mitochondrial sequences: (i) the common sheep strain (G1) which circulates between sheep and cattle and is infective for humans, (ii) the Tasmanian sheep strain (G2) infecting sheep and cattle, and (iii) the pig strain (G7) predominantly found in swine. To our knowledge, this is the first report which demonstrates the occurrence of the Tasmanian sheep strain in cattle and the sympatric occurrence of these three strains (G1, G2, and G7) in Europe.
570, Echinococcosis, Hepatic, Echinococcosis, Pulmonary, Genotype, Molecular Sequence Data, Cattle Diseases, Sheep Diseases, DNA, Mitochondrial, Polymerase Chain Reaction, 630, no keywords, environment/Health, [SDV.EE.SANT] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment/Health, Animals, Humans, Swine Diseases, Sheep, Base Sequence, Echinococcus granulosus, Romania, NADH Dehydrogenase, Helminth Proteins, DNA, Helminth, DNA, Protozoan, [SDV.EE.SANT]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, Cattle
570, Echinococcosis, Hepatic, Echinococcosis, Pulmonary, Genotype, Molecular Sequence Data, Cattle Diseases, Sheep Diseases, DNA, Mitochondrial, Polymerase Chain Reaction, 630, no keywords, environment/Health, [SDV.EE.SANT] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment/Health, Animals, Humans, Swine Diseases, Sheep, Base Sequence, Echinococcus granulosus, Romania, NADH Dehydrogenase, Helminth Proteins, DNA, Helminth, DNA, Protozoan, [SDV.EE.SANT]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, Cattle
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