title: First identification of Trichinella sp. in golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Romania.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blaga
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gherman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Seucom
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cozma
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boireau
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D018509:DNA, Helminth