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. 2008 Aug 1;155(1-2):168-72.
doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.04.004. Epub 2008 Jun 2.

Echinococcus ortleppi and E. granulosus G1, G2 and G3 genotypes in Italian bovines

Adriano Casulli  1 , Maria Teresa Manfredi, Giuseppe La Rosa, Anna Rita Di Cerbo, Claudio Genchi, Edoardo Pozio
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Echinococcus ortleppi and E. granulosus G1, G2 and G3 genotypes in Italian bovines

Adriano Casulli et al. Vet Parasitol. .

Abstract

To increase the knowledge on Echinococcus genotypes infesting cattle and water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) born and bred in Italy, the germinal layer of hydatid cysts was collected from the liver and the lungs of 80 animals slaughtered in 2007. Two mitochondrial genes (the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I and the NADH subunit I) were tested by PCR. Four genotypes were identified: G1 (sheep strain), G2 (Tasmanian sheep strain), G3 (buffalo strain), and G5 (cattle strain). Fertile cysts were detected only in the lungs of 4.5% of the total G1 lung cysts, of 9.4% of the total G3 lung cysts, and in the only G5 infected animal. This is the first report of Echinococcus ortleppi (genotype G5) in Italy.

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