Identification of Fasciola species based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA reveals the co-existence of intermediate Fasciola and Fasciola gigantica in Thailand

• Main Authors: Wannasan,A., Khositharattanakool,P., Chaiwong,P., Piangjai,S., Uparanukraw,P., Morakote,N.
• Format: Article
• Published: Academic Press Inc. 2015
• Subjects: Parasitology; Immunology
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84908310134&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38329
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2014 Elsevier Inc.. Molecular techniques were used to identify Fasciola species collected from Chiang Mai Thailand. Morphometrically, 65 stained and 45 fresh worms collected from cattle suggested the possible occurrence of both F. gigantica and F. hepatica. Twenty-two worms comprising 15 from catt...