First identification of Trichinella sp. in golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Romania.
Larvae of Trichinella sp. were identified in a golden jackal (Canis aureus) from Romania by both trichinelloscopy and artificial digestion. The larvae were identified as Trichinella britovi using a multiplex polymerase chain reaction biotyping method. This is the first report of Trichinella sp. in a jackal in Romania.
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Joint Research Unit, Biologie Moléculaire et Immunologie Parasitaire et Fongigue, Institut National de Recherche Agronomique, Université Paris XII Val de Marne, 23 avenue du Général de Gaulle BP 67-94703 MAISONS-ALFORT cedex, France. blecgec@yahoo.com
Gherman
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Seucom
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Boireau
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D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology; D018509:DNA, Helminth / Q000737:chemistry; D046030:Jackals / Q000469:parasitology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000469:parasitology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D014234:Trichinella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*
D018509:DNA, Helminth