Molecular identification of Korean Trichinella isolates

Korean J Parasitol. 2003 Jun;41(2):125-7. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2003.41.2.125.

Abstract

Muscle larvae of Trichinella isolates from two outbreaks in Korea were analyzed by a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and multiple-PCR. All of the muscle larvae showed a band similar to that of T. spiralis larvae of the reference strain. The two Korean Trichinella isolates (isolate code ISS623 and ISS1078) might be classifiable to Trichinella spiralis.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • DNA Fingerprinting
  • DNA, Helminth / chemistry
  • DNA, Helminth / genetics
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Humans
  • Korea / epidemiology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred ICR
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
  • Trichinella spiralis / genetics*
  • Trichinellosis / epidemiology
  • Trichinellosis / parasitology*

Substances

  • DNA, Helminth