Clear genetic distinctiveness between human- and pig-derived Trichuris based on analyses of mitochondrial datasets.

• Главные авторы: Guo-Hua Liu (Автор), Robin B Gasser (Автор), Ang Su (Автор), Peter Nejsum (Автор), Lifei Peng (Автор), Rui-Qing Lin (Автор), Ming-Wei Li (Автор), Min-Jun Xu (Автор), Xing-Quan Zhu (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The whipworm, Trichuris trichiura, causes trichuriasis in ∼600 million people worldwide, mainly in developing countries. Whipworms also infect other animal hosts, including pigs (T. suis), dogs (T. vulpis) and non-human primates, and cause disease in these hosts, which is similar to trichuriasis of...