Infection of Taenia asiatica in a Bai Person in Dali, China
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
;
: 67-70, 2016.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-36481
ABSTRACT
We report here a human case of Taenia asiatica infection which was confirmed by genetic analyses in Dali, China. A patient was found to have symptoms of taeniasis with discharge of tapeworm proglottids. By sequencing of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) gene, we observed nucleotide sequence identity of 99% with T. asiatica and 96% with T. saginata. Using the cytochrome b (cytb) gene, 99% identity with T. asiatica and 96% identity with T. saginata were found. Our findings suggest that taeniasis of people in Dali, China may be mainly caused by T. asiatica.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Phylogeny
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Taenia
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Taeniasis
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Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
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China
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Electron Transport Complex IV
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Cytochromes b
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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