title: [Echinococcus and strain concepts].
abstract: Hydatid disease (echinococcosis) is one of the most important parasitic zoonoses and remains a public health and economic problem all over the world. Echinococcus granulosus includes a number of genetic variants and, up to date, analyses of mitochondrial DNA sequences have identified ten distinct genetic types (genotypes G1-10). This categorization follows closely the pattern of strain variation emerging based on biological characteristics. The extensive variation in E. granulosus may influence life-cycle patterns, host specificity, development rate, antigenicity, transmission dynamics, sensitivity to chemotherapeutic agents, and pathology. In this review, the recent genetic characterizations of Echinococcus genus have been summarized.
authors: Tarim Bakanliği, Etlik Merkez Veteriner ve Kontrol Araştirma Enstitüsü, Ankara, Turkey. erdemutuk@kkgm.gov.tr
authors: Armağan Erdem
authors: AE
authors: Utük
authors: Sami
authors: S
authors: Simsek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000737:chemistry; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D015047:Zoonoses
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial