title: Diversity and specificity in cestodes of the genus Moniezia: genetic evidence.
abstract: Electrophoretic study of two species of Moniezia cestodes, M. expansa and M. benedeni, sampled in African (Senegal) domesticated ruminants, revealed a complex of species and a degree of specificity more pronounced than that previously described. The status of the different species is validated by the probable occurrence of within species cross-mating. A European origin is suggested for M. expansa due to identical isoenzyme patterns in cestodes from France, whereas some atypical individuals may be derived from wild African ruminants.
authors.affiliation: Département de Biologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences de l'Université Cheik Anta Diop, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Ba
authors.forename: X Q
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Renaud
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Euzet
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marchand
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: De Meeüs
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002589:Cestoda / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000032:analysis; D012418:Ruminants / Q000469:parasitology*; D012675:Senegal; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes