Further evidence for the occurrence of a distinct strain ofEchinococcus granulosus in European pigs (original) (raw)

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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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1. Institut of Parasitology and WHO Collaborating Centre for Parasitic Zoonoses, University of Zurich, CH-8057, Zurich, Switzerland
   J. Eckert & B. Gottstein
2. Institute for Molecular Genetics and Animal Disease and WHO Collaborating Centre for Echinococcosis, School of Veterinary Studies, Murdoch University, 6150, Western Australia
   R. C. A. Thompson & U. M. Morgan
3. Institute for Molecular Genetics and Animal Disease and Division of Animal Production, Western Australian Department of Agriculture, 6151, South Perth, Western Australia
   A. J. Lymbery
4. Clinic of Parasitic and Tropical Diseases, Academy of Medicine, Przybyszewskiego 49, 60-355, Poznan, Poland
   Z. S. Pawlowski

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1. J. Eckert
2. R. C. A. Thompson
3. A. J. Lymbery
4. Z. S. Pawlowski
5. B. Gottstein
6. U. M. Morgan

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Dedicated to Prof. K.T. Friedhoff on the occasion of his 60th birthday

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Eckert, J., Thompson, R.C.A., Lymbery, A.J. et al. Further evidence for the occurrence of a distinct strain of_Echinococcus granulosus_ in European pigs.Parasitol Res 79, 42–48 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00931216

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• Accepted: 15 September 1992
• Issue date: January 1993
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00931216

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