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Echinococcus granulosus

Known as: Echinococcus granulosus s. s., Hyper Tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto 
A species of cyclophyllid tapeworms in the family Taeniidae. The lifecycle for E. granulosus involves ungulates as the intermediate host and canids… 
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Echinococcus granulosus strain differentiation based on sequence heterogeneity in mitochondrial genes of cytochrome c oxidase-1 and NADH dehydrogenase-1
Genetic analyses of Echinococcus granulosus isolates from different intermediate host species have demonstrated substantial… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Epidemiology of Echinococcus granulosus in Arbil province, northern Iraq, 1990–1998
Abstract During the period 1990–1998, 99 cases of human cystic hydatidosis (12.4 cases per year) were surgically treated at the… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Breeding systems in Echinococcus granulosus (Cestoda; Taeniidae): selfing or outcrossing?
We used the PCR–SSCP method followed by sequencing in order to assess the genetic variability of coding and non- coding parts of… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Mitochondrial genomic markers confirm the presence of the camel strain (G6 genotype) of Echinococcus granulosus in north-western China
Twenty-eight isolates of E. granulosus, collected from humans at surgery, and a range of intermediate hosts, including sheep… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Complement evasion by Echinococcus granulosus: sequestration of host factor H in the hydatid cyst wall.
Hydatid disease, which affects humans and various livestock species, is caused by the larval stages of the cestode parasite… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Cloning and characterisation of an immunodominant major surface antigen of Echinococcus multilocularis.
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Deciphering western blots of tapeworm antigens (Taenia solium, Echinococcus granulosus, and Taenia crassiceps) reacting with sera from neurocysticercosis and hydatid disease patients.
Complex antigen mixtures displayed in Western blots may be immediately and quantitatively categorized with respect to specificity… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
The lethal effect of mebendazole on secondary Echinococcus granulosus, cysticerci of Taenia pisiformis and tetrathyridia of Mesocestoides corti
Oral administration of mebendazole at a rate of 1 g/kg ieed (approximately 50 mg/kg body weight/day) for 14 days killed mature… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Purification of lipoprotein antigens of Echinococcus granulosus from sheep hydatid fluid.
Abstract A simple two-step procedure was devised for the preparation of a fraction of sheep hydatid fluid containing two major… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Fine structure of the hydatid cyst and protoscolex of Echinococcus granulosus.
The fine structure of various parts of the hydatid cysts and the enclosed protoscolex is described. The contents of the brood… 
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