›› 2011, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (5): 12-385-388.

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Application of Molecular Biological Techniques in Taenia Identification

 LI  Yan, LIU  Hang, YANG  Yi-Mei   

  1. Department of Parasitology,Dali University,Dali 671000,China
  • Online:2011-10-30 Published:2012-09-27

Abstract: The traditional identification of Taenia spp. based on morphological features of adult and cysticercus has difficulties in identifying the morphologically similar species. The recent development of molecular techniques provides more scientific ways for distinguishing Taenia species. This paper summarizes the application of molecular biological techniques in the identification of Taenia, such as analysis of DNA sequence, PCR-RFLP and LAMP.

Key words: Taenia, Molecular biology, Identification