Molecular characterization of Echinococcus granulosus isolated from human and domestic animals in Kirkuk, Iraq

Bayraktar M., Hassan H., Fadhıl Z.

Animal Research International, cilt.13, sa.3, ss.2544-2547, 2016 (Hakemli Dergi)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Dergi Adı: Animal Research International
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2544-2547
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Total of fifty eight isolates of Echinococcus granulosus were collected from human, sheep, goat and cattle origins and characterized using PCR-RFLP methods. The results indicated that the cosmopolitan sheep strain of E. granulosus is the most prevalent strain in Kirkuk, Iraq. The study furthermore, demonstrated that the form of Echinococcus that infect human in Kirkuk, Iraq is a sheep strain.