| molecular and morphological characterization of the tapeworm taenia hydatigena (pallas, 1766) in sheep from iran. | although taenia hydatigena is one of the most prevalent taeniid species of livestock, very little molecular genetic information exists for this parasite. up to 100 sheep isolates of t. hydatigena were collected from 19 abattoirs located in the provinces of tehran, alborz and kerman. a calibrated microscope was used to measure the larval rostellar hook lengths. following dna extraction, fragments of cytochrome c oxidase 1 (co1) and 12s rrna genes were amplified by the polymerase chain reaction me ... | 2015 | 24103709 |