Hidden population structure and cross-species transmission of whipworms (Trichuris sp.) in humans and non-human primates in Uganda.

• Main Authors: Ria R Ghai (Author), Noah D Simons (Author), Colin A Chapman (Author), Patrick A Omeja (Author), T Jonathan Davies (Author), Nelson Ting (Author), Tony L Goldberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Whipworms (Trichuris sp.) are a globally distributed genus of parasitic helminths that infect a diversity of mammalian hosts. Molecular methods have successfully resolved porcine whipworm, Trichuris suis, from primate whipworm, T. trichiura. However, it remains unclear whether T. trichiura is a mult...