Co-infection of Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus spp. among livestock in Malaysia as revealed by amplification and sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer II DNA region

• Main Authors: Tiong, Kai Tan, Chandrawathani, P., Van, Lun Low, Soon, C .Lee, Romano, Ngui, Reuben, SK Sharma, Yvonne Ai, Lian Lim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2014
• Subjects: QR Microbiology; RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42215/1/infection.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42215/; https://bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1746-6148-10-38

Background: Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus spp. are reported to be the most prevalent and highly pathogenic parasites in livestock, particularly in small ruminants. However, the routine conventional tool used in Malaysia could not differentiate the species accurately and therefore limit...