The genome of the hydatid tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus

Isolation and characterization of microsatellites from the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus.

The Echinococcus granulosus genome was searched for microsatellites using 8 different repeated oligonucleotides as probes (GT15, CT15, AT15, CG15, CAT10, CAA10, CGG10 and CATA10). Southern blot experiments revealed that DNA regions containing GT, CAA, CATA and CT repeats are the most frequent in the E. granulosus genome. AT and CG probes showed no hybridization signal. Two loci containing CA/GT...

Chemical Composition of Hydatid Cyst Fluid of Echinococcus granulosus

Chemical Composition of Hydatid Cyst Fluid of Echinococcus granulosus

Sumnuuy The fluid of hydatid cysts occurring in the liver and the lung have been analysed for proteins, carbohydrates, nitrogenow waste products, lipids, electrolytes and nucleic acids contents. The data obtained from the fluid of the liver cysts were compared with those obtained from the lung cysts. Furthermore, the same analyses were carried out to investigate what kind of changes, if any, oc...

Hydatid disease (Echinococcus granulosus) in Australian Wildlife FACT SHEET

Echinococcus granulosus is widespread in Australian wildlife where its reproductive potential may be greater than in domestic animals. The parasite is zoonotic; humans may develop hydatid cysts following ingestion of eggs. Infected definitive hosts, dingoes, their hybrids and foxes may pose a public health risk but even heavy parasites loads are of no significance to the animals’ health. The pa...

Microscopic Image of the Protoscolex of Echinococcus granulosus on the “Hydatid Sand”

An 8-year-old child originally from Morocco spent 1 month in Spain before complaining of abdominal pain for the previous 24 hours. There was no fever, vomiting, or diarrhea. He had lived in a rural area with dogs and sheep. Physical examination detected a mass in upper-right abdominal area. Chest X-ray showed right hemidiaphragmatic elevation. Ultrasonography showed a hypoechoic cyst mass of 12...