Discrimination between E. granulosus sensu stricto, E. multilocularis and E. shiquicus Using a Multiplex PCR Assay.

• Main Authors: Cong-Nuan Liu (Author), Zhong-Zi Lou (Author), Li Li (Author), Hong-Bin Yan (Author), David Blair (Author), Meng-Tong Lei (Author), Jin-Zhong Cai (Author), Yan-Lei Fan (Author), Jian-Qiu Li (Author), Bao-Quan Fu (Author), Yu-Rong Yang (Author), Donald P McManus (Author), Wan-Zhong Jia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Infections of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (s.s), E. multilocularis and E. shiquicus are commonly found co-endemic on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, China, and an efficient tool is needed to facilitate the detection of infected hosts and for species identification.A single-tube multiplex PCR as...