Haplotypic analysis of cox1 from Toxocara canis demonstrates five distinct clades that are not geographically defined.

• Main Authors: Katy A Martin (Author), Jeba R J Jesudoss Chelladurai (Author), Abrha Bsrat (Author), Cassan Pulaski (Author), Alice C Y Lee (Author), Lindsay A Starkey (Author), Matthew T Brewer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<h4>Background</h4>Toxocara canis is a cosmopolitan parasite of dogs that is transmitted transplacentally to puppies resulting in widespread shedding of eggs in the environment. However, it is not clear if there are dominant parasite genotypes that are more common, pathogenic, or likely...