Table 2 Tissue sources and E. multilocularis cob and nad2 sequences amplified from liver tissues surgically removed from alveolar echinococcosis patients
Tissue sources | Frozen | Paraffin | Ethanol | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Samples | 24 | 20 | 12 | 56 |
cob sequences (%) | 21 (87.5) | 9 (45.0) | 2 (16.7) | 32 |
nad2 sequences (%) | 21 (87.5) | 12 (60.0) | 3 (25.0) | 36 |