African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Genotypic characterisation of Echinococcus granulosus isolated from human in Turkey

Sevgi Ergin1, Suat Saribas1, Pelin Yuksel1, Kaan Zengin2, Kenan Midilli1, Gokhan Adas3, Soykan Arikan4, Mustafa Aslan1, Hayriye Uysal5, Reyhan Caliskan1, Ali Oner5, Omer Kucukbasmaci1, Arif Kaygusuz1, Muzeyyen Mamal Torun1 and Bekir Kocazeybek1*
  1Istanbul University, CerrahpaÅŸa Faculty of Medicine, Microbology and Clinical Microbiology Department, Istanbul, Turkey. 2Istanbul University, CerrahpaÅŸa  Faculty of Medicine, General Surgery Department, Istanbul, Turkey. 3Health Minister Okmeydanı Education and Training Hospital, General Surgery Department, Istanbul, Turkey. 4Health Minister Istanbul Education and Training Hospital, General Surgery Department, Istanbul, Turkey. 5Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Parasitology Department, Istanbul, Turkey.  
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  •  Accepted: 15 March 2010
  •  Published: 04 April 2010

Abstract

 

Cystic echinococcosis is one of the most important zoonotic diseases in Turkey. The aim of this study was for the molecular analysis of Echinococcus granulosusisolates from different regions of Turkey. For this purpose, 46 hydatid cyst samples collected from humans during the surgery were included. The partial sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (CO1) gene was used for identification and molecular analysis of E. granulosus strains. Molecular analysis showed that all of the human cysts belonged to the G1 genotype (common sheep strain) of E. granulosus. According to the results of our study, the sheep strain (G1) is the predominant genotype of E. granulosus in humans in our country.

 

Key words:  Echinococcus granulosus, human, hydatid cyst, genotype, Turkey.

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