FURTHER EVIDENCE FOR THE OCCURRENCE OF A DISTINCT STRAIN OF ECHINOCOCCUS-GRANULOSUS IN EUROPEAN PIGS

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作者
ECKERT, J
THOMPSON, RCA
LYMBERY, AJ
PAWLOWSKI, ZS
GOTTSTEIN, B
MORGAN, UM
机构
[1] UNIV ZURICH,INST PARASITOL,CH-8057 ZURICH,SWITZERLAND
[2] UNIV ZURICH,WHO COLLABORATING CTR PARASIT ZOONOSES,CH-8057 ZURICH,SWITZERLAND
[3] MURDOCH UNIV,INST MOLEC GENET & ANIM DIS,MURDOCH,WA 6150,AUSTRALIA
[4] MURDOCH UNIV,SCH VET STUDIES,WHO COLLABORATING CTR ECHINOCOCCOSIS,MURDOCH,WA 6150,AUSTRALIA
[5] WESTERN AUSTRALIA DEPT AGR,INST MOLEC GENET & ANIM DIS,S PERTH,WA 6151,AUSTRALIA
[6] WESTERN AUSTRALIA DEPT AGR,DIV ANIM PROD,S PERTH,WA 6151,AUSTRALIA
[7] MED ACAD POZNAN,PARASIT & TROP DIS CLIN,PL-60355 POZNAN,POLAND
来源
PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH | 1993年 / 79卷 / 01期
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10.1007/BF00931216
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
The morphology, adult development and genetic characteristics of Echinococcus granulosus isolated from pigs in Poland were examined and compared with those of other recognised strains of E. granulosus. The isolates were characterised by their distinct morphology, rapid maturation and unique DNA hybridisation profiles. The form of E. granulosus that occurs in European pigs may therefore be a distinct strain that can be separated morphologically and genetically from other strains and that exhibits features of epidermiological significance, including a rapid rate of development in dogs and an apparent low infectivity to humans and domestic ungulates.
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